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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?
15 years ago

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Damon
The brakes get hot and the tires and road surface get hot
15 years ago
Gilles
Kinetic energy = 1/2 * mv^(2)
Then when v decreases, the kinetic energy decreases as well
15 years ago

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