Three cars (car F, car G, and car H) are moving with the same speed and slam on their brakes. The most massive car is car F , and the least massive is car H. If the tires of all three cars have identical coefficients of kinetic friciton with the road surface, which car travels the longest distance to skid to a stop?

Question

Three cars (car  F, car G, and car  H) are moving with the same speed and slam on their brakes. The most massive car is car  F , and the least massive is car  H. If the tires of all three cars have identical coefficients of kinetic friciton with the road surface, which car travels the longest distance to skid to a stop?

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The stopping distance when braking is not dependent on the mass of the vehicle when the coefficient of kinetic friction and initial speed are the same for all vehicles.

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