Hector drives a pickup truck horizontally at 9.00 m/s. He is transporting a crate of delicate lead crystal. If the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the truck bed is 0.740, what is the minimum stopping distance for the truck so the crate will not slide?
a. 5.58 m
b. 6.66 m
c. 81.0 m
d. 15.6 m
e. 2.79 m
a
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