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Why doubling speed quadruples braking distance

GCSE · Combined Science · Edexcel · CP2.3 — Stopping distance: thinking + braking distance; factors affecting each; reaction time experiment

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Edexcel Paper 2H (Higher)

Explain why doubling the speed of a car approximately quadruples its braking distance. (3 marks)

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