A 1000 kg car is travelling at 67 mph. When it reaches a construction zone the driver brakes for 200 m until the car is travelling at 49 mph. What force did the brakes apply to the car? Use the equations below to help you. Assume that there are 1609 metres in one mile and give your answer to the nearest thousand.



Answer :

Answer:

-1000N

Explanation:

Given:

[tex]v_{i} = 67 mph \\v_{f} = 49 mph\\d = 200m \\1 mi = 1609 m \\m = 1000kg[/tex]

Solve for:

[tex]Force[/tex]


Principle to Use: Work - Energy Principle

First, we need to convert the velocities from miles per hour to meters per second.

[tex]1 mph = \frac{1609m}{3600s} = 0.44694 m/s \\[/tex]

67 × 0.44694 = 29.94498 m/s

49 x 0.44694 = 21.90006 m/s

Then, we can calculate the initial and final kinetic energies to solve for work.

Kinetic Energy Formula: [tex]\frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]

Final Kinetic Energy:

[tex]KE_{f} = \frac{1}{2}(1000)(21.90006^2)\\KE_{f} = 239806.314 J[/tex]

Initial Kinetic Energy:

[tex]KE_{i} = \frac{1}{2}(1000)(29.94498^2)\\KE_{I} = 448350.9136J[/tex]

Work is equal to the change in the kinetic energy.

Work = Final - Initial  

239806.314 J - 448350.9136 J = 208544.5996

Work = F times distance

F = Work/distance


F = -208544.5996J/200m
F = -1042.722998 N

Round to nearest thousand

-1042.722998N ---> -1000N