A particular race car can cover a quarter-mile track (402 m) in 6.40 s starting from a

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A particular race car can cover a quarter-mile track (402 m) in 6.40 s starting from a standstill. Assuming the acceleration is constant, how many “g’s” does the driver experience? If the combined mass of the driver and race car is 485 kg, what horizontal force must the road exert on the tires?

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Problem 11P

A particular race car can cover a quarter-mile track (402 m) in 6.40 s starting from a standstill. Assuming the acceleration is constant, how many “g’s” does the driver experience? If the combined mass of the driver and race car is 485 kg, what horizontal force must the road exert on the tires?

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We need to calculate number of  experienced by the driver and horizontal force exerted by the road on the tires.

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