As Fast As you can

... P2 Topic 9 - As Fast As You Can. Table of Results: Speed Thinking Distance/m Braking Distance/m Stopping Distance/m 20mph 6 6 12 30mph 9 14 23 40mph 12 24 36 50mph 15 38 53 60mph 18 55 73 70mph 21 75 96 After closely analysing the graph, I can now see that Jake is indeed correct because it can be seen that the speed at which you are travelling does affect how quickly you are able to brake. However, this can also be attributed to various other factors. The equation for stopping distance is: It is clear that the results follow a positive correlation and that the stopping distance equals the braking distance plus the thinking distance. Therefore, because the overall stopping distance must be a larger integer then the result for this must possess a steeper gradient. The stopping distance is therefore dependant upon the speed at which you are travelling because as the speed increases, the gradient of the stopping distance increases. This is evident because when the speed is at 30mph, the stopping distance is 23m but

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