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Superman must stop a 120km/h train in 150m to keep it from hitting a stalled car on the tracks.If the train's mass is 3.6x10^5kg,how much force must he exert?Compare to the weight of the train (give as%).
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Damon
120 *10^3 meters/3600 seconds = 33.33 m/s
easy way - use energy
Force * distance = work = change in (1/2)mv^2
F (150) = (1/2)(3.6*10^5)(33.33)^2
F = 2000 * 10^5 = 2 *10^8 Newtons
Weight = m g = 3.6*10^5 * 9.81
= 35.3 *10^5
100 * F/weight = 10^2 * 2*10^8/35.3*10^5
= .0566 * 10^5 = 5660 percent for what that is worth :)
easy way - use energy
Force * distance = work = change in (1/2)mv^2
F (150) = (1/2)(3.6*10^5)(33.33)^2
F = 2000 * 10^5 = 2 *10^8 Newtons
Weight = m g = 3.6*10^5 * 9.81
= 35.3 *10^5
100 * F/weight = 10^2 * 2*10^8/35.3*10^5
= .0566 * 10^5 = 5660 percent for what that is worth :)
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