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A driver in a 1000 kg car travelling at 20 m/s slams on the brakes and skids to a stop. If the coefficient of friction between the tires and the horizontal road is 0.80, how long will the skid marks be?


A) 33m

B) 24m

C) 21m

D)26m

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