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Mark pushes his broken car 140 m down the block to his friend’s house. He has to exert a 110 N horizontal force to push the car at a constan
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Mark pushes his broken car 140 m down the block to his friend’s house. He has to exert a 110 N horizontal force to push the car at a constant speed. How much thermal energy is created in the tires and road during this short trip?
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Answer:
Explanation:
This is a work problem…energy is created and used in the form of work.
W = FΔx where W is work, F is the force needed to move the object Δx in meters.
W = 110(140) ∴
W = 15000 J