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8.6 Exercise 38

Avg difficulty 2.5

An accident investigator measured the skid marks of the car. The length of the skid marks was 76 feet. Use the formula s=24ds = \sqrt{24 d} to find the speed of the car before the brakes were applied. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 8.6 Solve Radical Equations, exercise 38

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