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The breaks of a car use 1200 KJ of energy when applied. Half of the mechanical energy of the brakes is transformed to the wheels, while the other half is wasted, release into the environment in the form
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The breaks of a car use 1200 KJ of energy when applied. Half of the mechanical energy of the brakes is transformed to the wheels, while the other half is wasted, release into the environment in the form of heat. How much energy goes toward braking? Thank you, I am having difficulties with this question

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half is wasted, release into the environment in the form of heat.

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