The vehicle land-speed record has long been held by rocket cars. These vehicles resemble the high-speed rocket planes that were used in the early days of the space program, but they have heavy metal wheels. On September 5, 1997, the world land-speed record was set by the British-built Thrust SSC rocket car, which had a top recorded speed of 341 m/s. The kinetic energy of the car at this speed is 5.289 × 108 J. What is the car’s mass?

If the speed of a particle triples ,by what factor does its kinetic energy increase?

Which best describes the first law of thermodynamics as compared to the second law of thermodynamics? a. the first law describes how thermal energy is conserved but not the direction it moves. b. the first law describes the direction thermal energy moves but not how it is conserved. c. the first law describes how thermal energy can be created but not how it can be destroyed. d. the first law describes how thermal energy can be destroyed but not how it can be created.

Visualize the problem and identify special cases first examine the problem by drawing a picture and visualizing the motion. apply newton's 2nd law, ∑f⃗ =ma⃗ , to each body in your mind. don't worry about which quantities are given. think about the forces on each body: how are these consistent with the direction of the acceleration for that body? can you think of any special cases that you can solve quickly now and use to test your understanding later? one special case in this problem is if m2=0, in which case block 1 would simply fall freely under the acceleration of gravity: a⃗ 1=−gj^.