A14,700 n car is traveling at 25 m/s. the brakes are applied suddenly, and the car slides to a stop. the average braking force between the tires and the road is 7100 n. how far will the car slide once the brakes are applied?

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vo = 25 m/sec 
vf = 0 m/sec 
Fμ = 7100 N (Force due to friction) 
Fg = 14700 N 
With the force due to gravity, you can find the mass of the car: 
F = ma 
14700 N = m (9.8 m/sec²) 
m = 1500 kg 
Now, we can use the equation again to find the deacceleration due to friction: 
F = ma 
7100 N = (1500 kg) a 
a = 4.73333333333 m/sec² 
And now, we can use a velocity formula to find the distance traveled: 
vf² = vo² + 2a∆d 
0 = (25 m/sec)² + 2 (-4.73333333333 m/sec²) ∆d 
0 = 625 m²/sec² + (-9.466666666667 m/sec²) ∆d 
-625 m²/sec² = (-9.466666666667 m/sec²) ∆d 
∆d = 66.0211267605634 m 
∆d = 66.02 m