Q. A vehicle is moving on a road of grade +4% at a speed of 20 m/s. Consider the coefficient of rolling friction as 0.46 and acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s2. On applying brakes to reach a speed of 10 m/s, the required braking distance (in m, round off to nearest integer) along the horizontal, is
Solution:
grade=+4%
v1=20m/sec
f=0.46
g=10m/sec2
v2=10m/sec
We know,