Question

In a crash test, a 1000 kg automobile moving at 10 m/s crashes into a brick wall. How much energy goes into demolishing and warming the wall and the auto?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Given

mass of automobile $m=1000\ kg$

velocity of automobile $v=10\ m/s$

If the automobile crashes into the brick wall then it's kinetic energy is converted into thermal and demolishing energy to wall.

Car completely stops as it crashes into the wall so Energy converted into demolition and thermal energy

$E=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

$E=\frac{1}{2}\times 1000\times (10)^2$

$E=50\ kJ$