A typical car with a full tank of gasoline contains 106 btu


A typical car with a full tank of gasoline contains 10^6 BTU of chemical energy. If the car has a weight of 3500 lbf, what is the maximum speed (in miles-per- hour, 1 mile = 5,280 ft) the car could obtain by accelerating from rest neglecting drag or friction and assuming all the fuel energy is converted to kinetic energy? Why can't the car attain this speed?

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Mechanical Engineering: A typical car with a full tank of gasoline contains 106 btu
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