A 1000-kg car is driving toward the north along a straight horizontal road at a speed of 20.0 m/s. The driver applies the brakes and the car comes to a rest uniformly in a distance of 200 m
What are the magnitude and direction of the net force applied to the car to bring it to rest? A) 1.00 N north
B) 10.0 × 103 N south
C) 1.00 × 103 N south
D) 1.00 N south
E) 100 N south
C
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