(a) How high a hill can a car coast up (engine disengaged) if friction is negligible and its initial speed is 96.0 km/h?
(b) If, in actuality, a 750 kg car with an initial speed of 96.0 km/h is observed to coast up a hill to a height 18.0 m above its starting point, how much thermal energy was generated by friction?
(c) What is the average force of friction if the hill has a slope 2.5° above the horizontal? (Explicitly show on paper how you follow the steps in the Problem-Solving Strategy for energy found on pages 159 and 160. Your instructor may ask you to turn in this work.)
N (down the slope)
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