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A fast-moving car has 0.5 MJ of kinetic energy.
The driver brakes and the car comes to a halt.
How much work is done by the force provided
by the brakes?

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Answer:

-0.5 MW

Explanation:

For this we can use the principle of work and energy, which states that:

T₁ + ∑U₁₋₂ = T₂

Where T is kinetic energy (in situations one and two) and U is the sum of all work done (between situations one and two).

So, since the car is first moving with a kinetic energy of 0.5 MJ:

T₁ = 0.5 MJ = 0.5 · 10⁶ J

On top of this, we know that the car comes to a halt, using this as situation 2:

T₂ = 0 J

Filling in the equation:

⇒ 0.5 · 10⁶ + U = 0

⇒ U = -0.5· 10⁶ [W] (unit of work is watts)

       = -0.5 MW

Thinking about the sign convention, we see that the brake force will point to the back of the car (backward), and the distance the car will travel before stopping will be forward, oposite directions and thus negative work.

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