Question

A 2,000 kg car starts from rest and coasts down from the top of a 5.00 m long driveway that is sloped at an angel of 20o with the horizontal. If an average friction force of 4,000 N impedes the motion of the car, find the speed of the car at the bottom of the driveway.

Answer 1

The speed at the bottom of the driveway is3.67m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Height,h= 5sin20°= 1.71m

Potential energy PE=mgh= 2000×9.8×1.71

PE= 33516J

KE= PE- Fk ×d

0.5mv^2= 33516 - (4000×5)

0.5×2000v^2= 33516 - 20000

1000v^2= 13516

v^2= 13516/1000

v =sqrt 13.516

v =3.67m/s