A driver, accelerating too quickly on a horizontal bridge, skids, crashes through the bridge railing an lands in the river 20.0 m below. The police find that the car is (horizontally) 53.6 m from the bridge. a. Determine the speed of the car before crashing through the barrier b. Do you think that this is an overestimate or underestimate, explain.

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9. A driver, accelerating too quickly on a horizontal bridge, skids, crashes through the bridge railing an
lands in the river 20.0 m below. The police find that the car is (horizontally) 53.6 m from the bridge.
a. Determine the speed of the car before crashing through the barrier
b. Do you think that this is an overestimate or underestimate, explain.
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Transcribed Image Text:9. A driver, accelerating too quickly on a horizontal bridge, skids, crashes through the bridge railing an lands in the river 20.0 m below. The police find that the car is (horizontally) 53.6 m from the bridge. a. Determine the speed of the car before crashing through the barrier b. Do you think that this is an overestimate or underestimate, explain. Answers
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