Calculating Braking Force for a Moving Car

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Homework Statement



A 1.20x103 kg car is traveling at a speed of 22.5 m/s when the brakes are applied. If the car comes to a stop in 112m, what is the braking force?(Assume Uniform deceleration)

Homework Equations



Fnet=Fapp-FR

Fnet=ma

Fg=mg



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Consider the deceleration to be [tex]a=-\frac{((v_{2}-v_{1})^{2})}{2 \cdot s}[/tex].

Insert [tex]v_{2}=0~m/s[/tex], [tex]v_{1}=22.5~m/s[/tex], [tex]s=112~m[/tex].
 
Thanks for your help Lunar Lander, the formula definitely helps :smile: but what I'm having the most trouble with(I should have included this in the question) is knowing what is the Force Applied, Resistive force, etc...any ideas? Thanks again.