I looked back at the kinematics formula and realized the initial velocity was also supposed to be squared (which I hadn't done, originally) and that's why my answer didn't match up.
I had transposed the numbers because I still didn't understand which calculation gave me the initial velocity and...
Homework Statement
A car has a mass of 1500kg. If the driver applies the breaks, the maximum amount of friction force that can be applies without skidding is 7000N. If the car is traveling at 25m/s, what is the shortest distance the car can stop safely?
Homework Equations
I'm assuming it has...