A truck with a mass of 400 kg is moving down the highway at a constant speed. When the driver sees a red light, the brakes are used to slow down at an acceleration of −0.7 m/s2.Using the equation F = ma, what force must the brakes exert for the truck to slow at that rate? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The brakes must exert a force of

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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