Physics A-Level
Braking distance
What Braking distance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Braking distance
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Reference: OCR
The distance travelled while the brakes are applied, depending on the braking force, the mass of the vehicle and the road conditions.
Topics that use Braking distance
- Linear motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Conservation of momentum
- Constant acceleration equations
- Free fall in a uniform gravitational field
- Reaction time
- Sign conventions and units
- Stopping distance
- Thinking distance
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