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title: "Police officers have measured the length of a car’s tire skid marks to be \\( 23 \\, \\text{m} \\). This particular car is known to decelerate at a constant \\( 7.5 \\, \\text{m/s}^2 \\). What was the car’s initial velocity?"
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# Police officers have measured the length of a car’s tire skid marks to be \( 23 \, \text{m} \). This particular car is known to decelerate at a constant \( 7.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). What was the car’s initial velocity?

Police officers have measured the length of a car’s tire skid marks to be \( 23 \, \text{m} \). This particular car is known to decelerate at a constant \( 7.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). What was the car’s initial velocity?

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