Answer:
No, the sound produced by screeching brakes is not a useful form of energy, because it does not contribute to stopping the car.
Compressional waves can travel through all states of matter.
The force acting on the object is constant, so the acceleration of the object is also constant. By definition of average acceleration, this acceleration was
<em>a</em> = ∆<em>v</em> / ∆<em>t</em> = (6 m/s - 0) / (1.7 s) ≈ 3.52941 m/s²
By Newton's second law, the magnitude of the force <em>F</em> is proportional to the acceleration <em>a</em> according to
<em>F</em> = <em>m a</em>
where <em>m</em> is the object's mass. Solving for <em>m</em> gives
<em>m</em> = <em>F</em> / <em>a</em> = (10 N) / (3.52941 m/s²) ≈ 2.8 kg
