Question
The driver of a car slams on her brakes to avoid colliding with a deer crossing the highway. What happens to the car's kinetic energy as it comes to rest?
Answers
Damon
The brakes get hot and the tires and road surface get hot
Gilles
Kinetic energy = 1/2 * mv^(2)
Then when v decreases, the kinetic energy decreases as well
Then when v decreases, the kinetic energy decreases as well