OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §5.7 Simplify and Use Square Roots · Example 13 · Algebra · Radicals & surds

Simplify and Use Square Roots · Example 13

After a car accident, the skid marks for one car measured $190$ feet. To the nearest tenth, what was the speed of the car (in mph) before the brakes were applied?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §5.7 Simplify and Use Square Roots · Example 13

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