Answer:
The Energy transferred to the engine by burning gasoline = <u>216.67 KJ</u>
Explanation:
The parameters given are:
The efficiency of the car engine, E = 30% = 0.3
Mass, m = 1300 kg
Initial velocity, u = 0, since the car is from rest
The final velocity, v = 10 m/s
Since the car was moving, we calculate its kinetic energy.
kinetic energy = ((1/2) (m) (v^2)
((1/2) (1300 kg) (10 m/s^2)
= 65,000 j
The Energy, Q transferred to the engine by burning gasoline in this case
= potential energy / The efficiency of the car engine, E
Q = 65,000 j / 0.3
= 216,666.66 J
Converting Joule to kilojoule
where 1KJ = 1000j
216,666.66 J = <u>216.67 KJ</u>
