A 500 kg car is at rest at the top of a 72 m high hill. The car rolls to the bottom of the hill. At the bottom of the hill, the car has a speed of 25.6 m/s. Calculate the mechanical energy of the car at the top and bottom of the hill. (Assume the bottom of the hill has a height of 0 m, g=9.80 ms2/).

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Explanation: Solution

1.

Gravitational potential energy

U=mgh=500*9.8*50

U=245000 J

2.

Kinetic energy is present at bottom of the hill

K=(1/2)mV2=(1/2)*500*27.82

K=193210 J

3.

Work done by friction

W=193210-245000=-51790 J