Answer:
The balloon would still move like a rocket
Explanation:
The principle of work of this system is the Newton's third law of motion, which states that:
"When an object A exerts a force on an object B (action), object B exerts an equal and opposite force (reaction) on object A"
In this problem, we can identify the balloon as object A and the air inside the balloon as object B. As the air goes out from the balloon, the balloon exerts a force (backward) on the air, and as a result of Newton's 3rd law, the air exerts an equal and opposite force (forward) on the balloon, making it moving forward.
This mechanism is not affected by the presence or absence of surrounding air: in fact, this mechanism also works in free space, where there is no air (and in fact, rockets also moves in space using this system, despite the absence of air).
(a) Let's convert the final speed of the car in m/s:

The kinetic energy of the car at t=19 s is

(b) The average power delivered by the engine of the car during the 19 s is equal to the work done by the engine divided by the time interval:

But the work done is equal to the increase in kinetic energy of the car, and since its initial kinetic energy is zero (because the car starts from rest), this translates into

(c) The instantaneous power is given by

where F is the force exerted by the engine, equal to F=ma.
So we need to find the acceleration first:

And the problem says this acceleration is constant during the motion, so now we can calculate the instantaneous power at t=19 s:
Answer:
Travelled 18 km, they are 6 km from home.
Explanation:
12/2 (halfway) is 6km. So, 6 + 12 would be 18 km, total amount travelled. The total distance of the trip would be 24 km (12 km out, 12km back) if they travelled 12+6 (18km) then they only have 6 km more to go.
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