Practice question

A tanker traveling at 50 mph requires significantly more stopping distance than at 25 mph. The relationship is approximately:

  1. Linear: doubling speed doubles distance
  2. Quadratic: doubling speed quadruples distance
  3. Logarithmic: doubling speed adds a fixed amount
  4. Inverse: doubling speed halves distance

Answer: B — Quadratic: doubling speed quadruples distance

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