A car of mass 1360 kg descends from a hill of height 86 m at a constant speed

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Thermodynamics · Thermodynamics

Problem

A car of mass 1360 kg descends from a hill of height 86 m at a constant speed. Assuming that all of the gravitational potential energy lost by the car goes into heating the brakes, estimate the rise in the temperature of the brakes. (It takes 16 kJ of energy to increase the temperature of the brake drums by 1 K; ignore any energy losses to the surroundings.)

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