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The brakes on a car do 220,000 J of work in stopping the car. If the car travels a distance of 39 m while the brakes are being applied, what is the force the brakes exert on the car? Round to a whole number.
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The brakes on a car do 220,000 J of work in stopping the car. If the car travels a distance of 39 m while the brakes are being applied, what is the force the brakes exert on the car? Round to a whole number.

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Answer:

5641 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The force the brakes exert on the car can be found by using the formula


f = (w)/(d) \\

w is the workdone

d is the distance

From the question we have


f = (220000)/(39) \\ = 5641.025641...

We have the final answer as

5641 N

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