University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Work - Exercises - Page 381: 26

Answer

$122.5$ ft-lb

Work Step by Step

$W=\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2$ Here, we have $m=1.6 oz=\dfrac{0.1~lb}{32~ft/s^2} =\dfrac{1}{320}~slugs$ and $v=280~ft/s$ Plug in the values: $W=(\dfrac{1}{2})(\dfrac{1}{320})(280)^2=122.5$ ft-lb
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