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I need help with two more problems, thanks! I have work for one of the problems, please see if its close to being correct. Ty.
1. The driver of a speeding empty truck slams on the brakes and skids to a stop through distance d. a) If the truck carried a load that doubled its mass, what would be the truck's "skidding distance"? b) If the initial speed of the truck were halved, what would be the truck's "skidding distance"?
My work: a) If the truck carried a load that doubled its mass, the truck’s “skidding distance” would be half of the original distance in which the truck carried nothing.
b) If the initial speed of the truck were halved, the truck’s “skidding distance” would also be close to half of the original distance when the truck had 2 times more initial speed.
2. A truck loaded with sand acclerates along a highway. If the driving force on the truck remains constant, what happens to the truck's accerleration if its trailer leaks sand at a constant rate through a hole in its bottom?
I don't get how the sand would influence the acceleration of the truck if it is going down into a hole at the bottom. I mean the sand's inertia is accelerating forward but how would it affect going down the bottom?
1. The driver of a speeding empty truck slams on the brakes and skids to a stop through distance d. a) If the truck carried a load that doubled its mass, what would be the truck's "skidding distance"? b) If the initial speed of the truck were halved, what would be the truck's "skidding distance"?
My work: a) If the truck carried a load that doubled its mass, the truck’s “skidding distance” would be half of the original distance in which the truck carried nothing.
b) If the initial speed of the truck were halved, the truck’s “skidding distance” would also be close to half of the original distance when the truck had 2 times more initial speed.
2. A truck loaded with sand acclerates along a highway. If the driving force on the truck remains constant, what happens to the truck's accerleration if its trailer leaks sand at a constant rate through a hole in its bottom?
I don't get how the sand would influence the acceleration of the truck if it is going down into a hole at the bottom. I mean the sand's inertia is accelerating forward but how would it affect going down the bottom?