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Formula for the Speed of a Car from Skid Marks

Police officers can use the length of skid marks on the pavement to determine the speed of a car before the brakes were applied. If the length of the skid marks is dd feet, then the speed ss of the car in miles per hour can be found using the formula:

s=24ds = \sqrt{24d}

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