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Solve the Problem =30fd= \sqrt { 30 f d } To Estimate the Speed S of a Car in Miles

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Solve the problem.
-Police use the formula s =30fd= \sqrt { 30 f d } to estimate the speed s of a car in miles per hour, where dd is the distance in feet that the car skidded and f\mathrm { f } is the coefficient of friction. If the coefficient of friction on a certain dry road is 0.840.84 and a car was traveling on it at a rate of 40mph40 \mathrm { mph } , how far will the car skid? Round to the nearest foot.


A) 32ft32 \mathrm { ft }
B) 53ft53 \mathrm { ft }
C) 403ft403 \mathrm { ft }
D) 63ft63 \mathrm { ft }

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