An 8000-N Car Is Traveling at 12 M/s Along a Horizontal

question 8

Multiple Choice

An 8000-N car is traveling at 12 m/s along a horizontal road when the brakes are applied.The car skids to a stop in 4.0 s.How much kinetic energy does the car lose in this time?

• A)4.8 * 10⁴ J
• B)5.9 * 10⁴ J
• C)1.2 * 10⁵ J
• D)5.8 *10⁵ J
• E)4.8 * 10⁶ J

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