A vehicle of mass 1.50 10 4 kg is traveling on the ground with a TKE

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A vehicle of mass 1.50 × 104 kg is traveling on the ground with a TKE of 4.69 × 108 J. By means of a device that interacts with the surrounding air, it is able to convert 50.% of the TKE into GPE. This energy conversion enables it to ascend vertically. To what height above the ground does it rise?

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Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design

ISBN: 978-0123747235

2nd edition

Authors: Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat

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