The brakes of a speeding truck are slammed on and it skids to a stop.If the truck were heavily loaded so that it had twice the total mass,the skidding distance would be
A)1/2 as far.
B)1 1/2 times as far.
C)2 times as far.
D)4 times as far.
E)the same.

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The skidding distance is independent of the mass of the truck because the frictional force and the stopping distance both scale with mass, resulting in the same stopping distance regardless of mass.

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