A car travelling at a speed of 30km/hour is brought to a halt in 8 m by applying brakes. If the same car is travelling at 60km/hour, it can be brought to a halt with the same braking force in
A
8m
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B
16m
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C
24m
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D
32m
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Solution
The correct option is C32m
It is know that v2=u2+2as
since car is going to stop so v=0
u2=−2as
s∝u2 i.e
if speed becomes double then stopping distance will become four times i.e.8×4=32m