Because 'acceleration' does NOT mean 'speeding up'.
It means ANY change in motion ... speeding up, slowing down,
or changing DIRECTION.
When traveling a roundabout, or any curved path, the direction
is constantly changing even if the speed is constant, so there is
constant acceleration going on.
The jetliner is traveling against the wind. The net speed of the jetliner is
590 mph - 36 mph = 554 mph
The time it takes for the jetliner to arrive at the destination is
1850 miles / 554 mph = 3.34 hours
The kinetic energy of an object is given by
KE = 0.5mv²
where m is the mass and v is the velocity.
To calculate the change in kinetic energy...
Initial KE:
KEi = 0.5mVi²
where Vi is the initial velocity.
Final KE:
KEf = 0.5mVf²
where Vf is the final velocity.
ΔKE = KEf - KEi
ΔKE = 0.5mVi² - 0.5mVf²
ΔKE = 0.5m(Vf²-Vi²)
Given values:
m = 16kg
Vi = 25m/s
Vf = 20m/s
Plug in the given values and solve for ΔKE:
ΔKE = 0.5×16×(20²-25²)
ΔKE = -1800J
The battery has both a positive side and a negative side. The potential difference will be the potential of the positive end of the battery minus the potential of the negative end, which will result in positive potential, or power. This potential is what gives the electrons the ability to flow from the positive end to the negative end, or to make a current. While the outside of the insulated wire is the insulator, the inside of the wire has copper, which is the conductor of the current. So, this current will go through the copper of the wire (and not the insulator) from the positive side to the negative.
