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Question 22

An autonomous delivery rover of total mass m m\,m is travelling at a constant speed v v\,v along a horizontal track. Its collision-avoidance sensors have a latency (reaction time) of τ \tau\,τ seconds before they can trigger the brakes. Once triggered, the brakes apply a constant opposing braking force F F\,F until the rover comes to a complete stop.

Which of the following modifications would increase the total stopping distance of the rover by the greatest factor?

A

Doubling the total mass mmm of the rover

B

Doubling the sensor latency time τ\tauτ

C

Doubling the initial speed vvv of the rover

D

Reducing the constant braking force FFF by half

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