You may have noticed runaway truck lanes while driving in the mountains. These gravel-filled lanes are designed to stop trucks that have lost their brakes on mountain grades. Typically, such a lane is horizontal (if possible) and about 35.0 m long. Think of the ground as exerting a frictional drag force on the truck. A truck enters a typical runaway lane with a speed of 52.5 mph ( 23.5 m/s ). Use the work-energy theorem to find the minimum coefficient of kinetic friction between the truck and the lane to be able to stop the truck. μ k =

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  distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

explanation:

the instantaneous velocity = change in position/time taken

the slope of the graph should give instantaneous velocity.

  slope of a graph = change in value of y -axis / change in values of x -axis

  comparing both the equations

    change in value of y -axis = change in position

  change in values of x -axis = time taken

so position values should be on the y axis and time values should be on the x axis.

distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.