Question

I started to solve this problem but I’m not sure on what to do next.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

3408.81 kg

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Given:

v = 111 m/s

Ek = 21000000 J

We have that the formula for kinetic energy is as follows:

$E_k=\frac{1}{2}\cdot m\cdot v^2$

We substitute the values given in the exercise and solve for m (mass)

$\begin{gathered} 21000000=\frac{1}{2}\cdot m\cdot111^2 \\ m=\frac{21000000\cdot2}{111^2} \\ m=3408.81\text{ kg} \end{gathered}$

The mass of the helicopter is 3408.81 kilograms.