Solve the following quadratic application using the Square Root Property.Recently, the police were reconstructing the scene of a crash. The average length of the skid marks left by  that was traveling on a dry road in a 55 mph zone was 98 feet long. Using  where s is the speed in miles per hour of the vehicle and d is the average length of the tire skid marks in feet, determine whether the car was speeding.

A. The car had been going about 42.4 mph. It was not speeding.
B. The car had been going about 57.4 mph. It was speeding.
C. The car had been going about 54.4 mph. It was not speeding.
D. The car had been going about 51.4 mph. It was not speeding.


Answer: D

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