Physics chapter8 - Problem 31
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers (9th Edition)

Chapter-8

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Question 31





When an automobile moves with constant speed down a highway, most of the power developed by the engine is used to compensate for the energy transformations due to friction forces exerted on the car by the air and the road. If the power developed by an engine is hp, estimate the total friction force acting on the car when it is moving at a speed of m/s. One horsepower equals 746 W.