Question

Jet fighter planes are launched from aircraft carriers with the aid of their own engines and a catapult. If in the process of being launched from rest, the thrust of a jet's engines is 2.50 x 10^5 N and after moving through a distance of 90 m the plane lifts off with a kinetic energy of 5.40 x 10^7 J, what is the work done on the jet by the catapult?

Answer 1

W=315 x 10⁵ J

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

F= 2.5 x 10⁵ N

d= 90 m

K.E.=5.4 x 10⁷ J

We know that work done by all force is equal to the change in kinetic energy

Lets take work done by catapult is W

W + F.d= K.E.

W= 5.4 x 10⁷ - 2.5 x 10⁵ x 90 J

W= (540 - 25 x 9) 10⁵ J

W=315 x 10⁵ J