A test car and its driver, with a combined mass of 600 kg, are moving along a straight,horizontal track when a malfunction cause
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a The kinetic energy of an object always has a positive value.
Explanation:
The kinetic energy of an object is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion, and it can be calculated as
where
m is the mass of the object
v is its speed
Let's now analyze each statement:
a The kinetic energy of an object always has a positive value. --> TRUE. In fact, the mass of the object is always positive, and the term is always positive as well, so the kinetic energy is always positive.
b The kinetic energy of an object is directly proportional to its speed. --> FALSE. Looking at the formula, we see that the kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed, .
c The kinetic energy of an object is expressed in watts. --> FALSE. Watts is the units for measuring power, while the kinetic energy is measured in Joules, the units for the energy.
d The kinetic energy of an object is a quantitative measure of its inertia. --> FALSE. The inertia of an object depends only on its mass, not on its speed.
e The kinetic energy of an object is always equal to the object’s potential energy. --> FALSE. The potential energy depends on the altitude from the ground, not from the speed, so the two energies can be different.
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Answer:
a) The maximum possible acceleration the truck can give the SUV is 7.5 meters per second squared
b) The force of the SUV's bumper on the truck's bumper is 18000 newtons
Explanation:
a) By Newton's second law we can find the relation between force and acceleration of the SUV:
With F the maximum force the truck applies to the SUV, m the mass of the SUV and a the acceleration of the SUV; solving for a:
b) Because at this acceleration the truck's bumper makes a force of 18000 N on the SUV’s bumper by Third Newton’s law the force of the SUV’s bumper on the truck’s bumper is 18000 N too because they are action-reaction force pairs.