Braking car problem

When the brake pedal of a car moving 80 km/h on a straight asphalt road is fully pressed, the car can stop in 50 m. How long will its braking distance be on an identical road which forms a 5° angle with the horizontal plane? Consider both the case when it brakes downhill and when it brakes uphill. Assume that at the time t = 0 s the coordinate is x = 0 m. The wheels do not slip. Neglect the air resistance.

Please enter the following data to calculate the previous equation

Enter Force breaking

Enter mass




Equation 3 result is


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Enter time

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Equation 5 result is


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Enter mass

Enter time

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equation 7 result is


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equation 8 result is


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Equation 10 from problem 30

Enter m

Enter v0

Enter Ss




Equation 10 result is Fb


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Note: The kinetic energy of a car at the beginning of its brakins is qual to the work done by the braking force: W=Ek

On a horitzontal surface it holds that:

Fb=f*N=f*m*g

Fb..frictional braking force

f..coeficient of static friction

N..force wich the car acts upon the road

m..the mass of the object

g..the acceleration of gravity

Equation 11 from problem 30

Enter f

Enter m

Enter g




Equation 11 result is Fb


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The coefficient of friction f will be the sabe in both scenarios

We substitute for Fb from relation (10)

Equation 12 from problem 30

Enter g

Enter v0

Enter Ss




Equation 12 result is F


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Forces acting upon a car moving uphill:

Fg.. gravitational force

N1..normal force with which the road upon the car

Fb1..braking force

Equation of motion a car going uphill:

Fb1 + Fg + N1 = m * a1

We rewrite the equation using scalars and choose a coordinate system such that the x axis is parallel to the movement of the car.

The y axis is perpendicular to the x axis. We split the gravitational force into two components in the directions of the axes:

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Enter α




Equation 15 result is Fb1

We express force N from relation (14) and substitute for it

We substitute for f from relation to (12)


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Enter m

Enter α




Equation 16 result is a1

We evaluate acceleration from equation (13)


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Enter Fb

Enter t

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Equation 18 result is v1

If we rewrite equation (17), we obtain the dependency of the velocity of the car velocity on time

By integrating relation (18) we obtain the dependency of the coordinate time


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Enter m

Enter t

Enter Fb

Enter α




Equation 20 result is x1

If we rewrite equation (19), we obtain the dependency of the dependency of the coordinate of the car on time

We calculate the time of stopping t1 by substituting zero for velocity into relation (18)


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Enter α




Equation 21 result is Ts

We substiyute the time t1 into relation (20) and calculate the total distance Ss travelled by the car


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Enter s

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Enter α




equation 22 result is Ss

We substitute for Fb into relation (15)


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Enter g

Enter v

Enter Ss




Equation 25 result is Fb

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Enter Ts2

Enter Fb2

Enter m

Enter g

Enter α




Equation 26 result is a2


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Enter Ts2




Equation 31 result is v0


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Enter Fb2

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Equation 32 result is ts2


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Equation 33 result is ss2


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