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A car is travelling at a constant speed of 24 m s-1 on a dry, level road. The driver's reaction time is 0.75 s and the maximum deceleration of the car under braking is 6.0 m s-2.

On a rainy day, the coefficient of friction between the car's tyres and the road surface is halved, and the driver's reaction time increases by 20% due to fatigue.

If the car is travelling at the same speed of 24 m s-1, what is the percentage increase in the total stopping distance of the car on the rainy day compared to the dry day?

A

73%73\%73%

B

78%78\%78%

C

87%87\%87%

D

178%178\%178%

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Physics on the move Questions

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27 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics Physics on the move. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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