The formula for calculating the speed of the vehicle before the brakes were played is expressed as
[tex]s\text{ = }\sqrt[]{24d}[/tex]where
s represents the speed of the vehicle before the brakes were played
d repersents the length of the skidmark
From the information given,
d = 250 feet
We would convert 250 feet to miles
Recall, 5280 feet = 1 mile
250 feet = 250/5280 = 0.04735 miles
By substituting d = 0.04735 into the formula, we have
[tex]\begin{gathered} s\text{ = }\sqrt[]{24\times0.04735}\text{ = }\sqrt[]{1.1364} \\ s\text{ =1.06602 } \end{gathered}[/tex]Rounding to the nearest tenth,
speed =
