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Q. The stopping distance of a moving vehicle is proportional to the

KEAMKEAM 2021

Solution:

When brakes are applied to a moving vehicle, the distance is travels before stopping is called stopping distance. It is given by $s=\frac{u^2}{2 a}$, where $u$ is initial velocity and $a$ is the retardation produced by brakes.