Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 247: 44

Answer

(a) $-0.11MJ$ (b) heat and sound

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $\Delta K.E=\frac{1}{2}mv_f^2-\frac{1}{2}mv_i^2$ $\implies \Delta K.E=\frac{1}{2}m(v_f^2-v_i^2)$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta K.E=\frac{1}{2}(1300)((11)^2-(17)^2)$ $\Delta K.E=-1.1\times 10^5J=-0.11MJ$ (b) The missing kinetic energy is actually converted into heat and sound when the brakes are applied and friction is produced.
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