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Chapter 5 Problem 5.86

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An airplane of mass 1.50 104 kg is moving at 60.0 m/s. The pilot then increases the engines thrust to 7.50 104 N. The resistive force exerted by air on the airplane has a magnitude of 4.00 104 N. (a) Is the work done by the engine on the airplane equal to the change in the airplanes kinetic energy after it travels through some distance through the air? Is mechanical energy conserved? Explain. (b) Find the speed of the airplane after it has traveled 5.00 102 m. Assume the airplane is in level fl ight throughout the motion.

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Title College Physics, 8 
Author Raymond A. Serway Chris Vuille, Jerry S. Faughn
ISBN 9780495386933

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