Work-Energy Theorem: A driver, traveling at 22 m/s, slows down her 2000 kg truck to stop for a red light. What work is done on the truck by the friction force of the road?

A. -2.2 × 104 J
B. -4.4 × 104 J
C. -4.8 × 105 J
D. -9.7 × 105 J


Answer: C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In the figure below, a hoop (radius R = 1.0 m, mass = 2.0 kg) having four spokes of negligible mass is suspended from a pivot a distance d = .25 m above its center of mass. The angular frequency (in rad/s) for small oscillations is approximately ? ?

A. 4.0. B. 2.5. C. 1.5. D. 1.0. E. 0.5.

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