Chapter 6: Problem 92
A 1100-kg car is coasting on a horizontal road with a speed of \(19 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). After passing over an unpaved, sandy stretch \(32 \mathrm{~m}\) long, the car's speed has decreased to \(12 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). (a) Was the net work done on the car positive, negative, or zero? Explain. (b) Find the magnitude of the average net force on the car in the sandy section of the road.
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