Lesson 6

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Discover

When there has been an accident, police investigators photograph and measure the length of skid marks to help determine what happened. Equations containing radicals in the calculations are used to find the speed of the vehicles involved.

Try This 1

Go to Radical Equations: Introduction to complete the table of values that will help a police officer investigate a car crash. First, choose “Radical Equations.” Then, select the arrow button. Complete the “Introduction.”