May
2004, Issue 166
Test Your EQ
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Answer
2With
a total mass of 500 g, a velocity of 45 m/s represents
506 J of energy:
e
= 0.5 × m × v2
e
= 0.5 × 0.5 kg × (45 m/s)2
Because
this needs to be released in 89 ms, it represents a power
level of almost 5700 W.
Contributor: David Tweed