What is the stopping distance of the vehicle

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Question: An eighteen-wheeler is going downhill when the driver sees a large animal on the road. The driver presses the brake pedal as hard as he can.

Part A: What is the stopping distance of the vehicle if the initial speed of the truck is 38.0 m/s, the coefficient of kinetic friction between the road and the tires is 0.800, and the road is tilted 11.0° away from the horizontal?

Please show all steps to find the stopping distance of the vehicle.

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