Applied Physics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 0, Problem 5RQ
Analyzing the braking distance of a sports car would most likely utilize which field of physics?
- a. Molecular physics
- b. Quantum physics
- c. Fluid dynamics
- d. Mechanics
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