will still move a certain distance known as the” breaking distance”. The table below shows the breaking distances that were obtained at different speeds: If we show the relationship of the speed and the breaking distance by plotting a graph like this one: If we want to get an equation that helps us identify the relationship between the Speed and the breaking distance. We can see that the line makes a form of a parabola so we drive it through out calculator to get the following results:
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Have you ever wondered why people from different communities claim one side of town to be the better or bad part of town? What we‚ as a society‚ do not realize or most times understand‚ is that the affluent‚ middle and lower-class households actually have an unspoken symbiotic relationship with one another. The rich are dependent upon the middle and lower-classes‚ the middle class is dependent on the affluent and lower-class and the lower class is dependent upon the upper and middle class. All
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Twenty-Eighth Amendment: Congressional Term Limits Emily Pears PLAP 1010 April 29‚ 2012 Fernando Mercado Democracy is deified as a government ruled by its people‚ a society represented by its own members forming a self deciding and self governed community. This very essential ideal established the founders of the United States has become harder to uphold‚ and there are restraints that do not allow for true democracy to be fully expressed. Extra-governmental actions by special interests
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Term Limits for the Supreme Court Justices Intro Paragraph Imagine one of the highest ranked government officials having a memory loss disease such as Alzheimer’s. One-in-nine Americans over 65 has Alzheimer’s disease. Currently‚ seven out of the eight Supreme Court Justices is over the age of 65. Supreme Court justices serve a life-long term according to the Constitution‚ but there should be a term limit. This would make sure that there would be a balance of older and younger justice to balance
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What is Electricity? Electricity is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. As a matter of fact‚ it can even kill you. The most vital part of electricity is called electric energy. This is what we commonly think of when we hear the word electricity. “Electricity” reminds us of anything that we plug into an electrical outlet in order to make it work‚ such as lights‚ refrigerators‚ video games‚ microwaves‚ and computers. Scientists discovered ways to produce electric energy in large amounts
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The Importance of Literacy Try and imagine our society without a common language. This could be quite a hard idea to fathom. Allow me to assist you. If this hypothetical idea were in fact true‚ a typical conversation between two individuals would be as follows: one of the two would begin the conversation by making noises representing their language‚ the other person would not understand these noises and respond with unrecognizable noises to the first individual. As you can well imagine
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Importance of Friendship Friendship is one of the most important elements in the books of Aristotle’s ethical principles. Aristotle takes the idea of friendship to a serious degree by saying: “For without friends no one would choose to live‚ though he had all other goods” (1155a5). It is really an understatement saying that Aristotle cares about friendship. He categorizes into three different types of friendships. The first friendship is based on utility‚ the second pleasure‚ and the third is the
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IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS The importance of communication skills cannot be underestimated. Good communication skills are necessary in all walks of life. The lack of effective communication skills have a negative impact on the personal as well as professional life of a person. ❒ Good communication skills are a prerequisite for healthcare providers. – Ineffective communication‚ rather than incompetence‚ precludes the doctor from conveying to the patient that the former has the best
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slaves to it. However I feel that it would not be wrong to term Science as a friend of Humanity. This faithful friend has come through many a times. We have reaped innumerable benefits out of this friendship. Therefore in the question of whether any limits should be placed on scientific developments‚ we have to assess whether these benefits and also the cons. What better field of science then‚ to platform our discussion than the field of medicine and forensics‚ which has stirred much controversy
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The Importance of the Telegraph The telegraph is an electromagnet connected to a battery via a switch. When the switch is down‚ the current flows from the battery through the key‚ down the wire‚ and into the sounder at the other end of the line. By itself‚ the telegraph could express only two states‚ on or off. This limitation was eliminated by the fact that it was the duration of the connection that determined the dot and dash from each other being short and long‚ respectively. From these combinations
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