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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 20, Problem 5P
(II) The burning of gasoline in a car releases about 3.0 × 104 kcal/gal. If a car averages 38 km/gal when driving 95 km/h, which requires 25 hp, what is the efficiency of the engine under those conditions?
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