A car (1000 kg) is going 20 m/s on a level road and slams on the brakes. The skid marks are 25m long. If the force of friction is constant over the 25m skid, what is the magnitude of the forc

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A car (1000 kg) is going 20 m/s on a level road and slams on the brakes. The skid marks are 25m long.

If the force of friction is constant over the 25m skid, what is the magnitude of the force?

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