How does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a small vehicle compared to a large vehicle

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asked Mar 26, 2019 134k views

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Charliebrownie · Answer 1 · 2019-04-01T21:00:08+0000

It doesn’t …

Kinetic energy equals braking energy, so

1/2 m v^2 = s m g mu

m (mass) is simply eliminated from the equation.

Thus mass has no influence on stopping distance.