A 1200-kg car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h over a

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Problem 32HP

A 1200-kg car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h over a distance of 400 m. The road at the end of the 400 m is at 10 m higher elevation. What is the total increase in the car’s kinetic and potential energy?

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QUESTION:

Problem 32HP

A 1200-kg car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h over a distance of 400 m. The road at the end of the 400 m is at 10 m higher elevation. What is the total increase in the car’s kinetic and potential energy?

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Solution 32 HP

Step 1 of 3:

In this question, we need to find increase in potential and kinetic energy of the car as accelerates

Data given

Mass of car

Initial velocity  

Converting to

                

                

                

Final velocity  

                

                

Distance traveled by car

Elevated distance

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