Fundamentals of Transportation/Sight Distance/Problem

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Problem:

You see a body lying across the road and need to stop. If your vehicle was initially traveling at 100 km/h and skids to a stop on a 2.5% upgrade, taking 75 m to do so, what was the coefficient of friction on this surface?

Solution

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