Work-Energy Theorem: You slam on the brakes of your car in a panic, and skid a certain distance on a straight level road. If you had been traveling twice as fast, what distance would the car have skidded, under the same conditions?
A. It would have skidded 4 times farther.
B. It would have skidded twice as far.
C. It would have skidded 1.4 times farther.
D. It would have skidded one half as far.
E. It is impossible to tell from the information given.
Answer: A
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