Sam's job at the amusement park is to slow down and bring to a stop the boats in the log ride. If a boat and its riders have a mass of 900 kg and the boat drifts in at 1.7 m/s how much work does Sam do to stop it? Express your answer in joules.
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Given: Mass of the boat and riders, m = 900 kg Initial velocity, v_initial = 1.7 m/s The initial kinetic energy (KE_initial) can be calculated using the formula: KE_initial = 0.5 * m * v_initial^2 Substitute the values: KE_initial = 0.5 * 900 * Show more…
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