Chapter 8: Q83P (page 209)
A 15 kgblock is accelerated atalong a horizontal frictionless surface, with the speed increasing from 10 m/sto 30 m/s. What are (a) the change in the block鈥檚 mechanical energy and (b) the average rate at which energy is transferred to the block? What is the instantaneous rate of that transfer when the block鈥檚 speed is (c) 10 m/sand (d) 30 m/s?
Short Answer
a) The block鈥檚 mechanical energy is
b) The average rate at which energy is transferred to the block is
c) The instantaneous rate of transfer at is
d) The instantaneous rate of transfer at is


