4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134988559

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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Chapter 6, Problem 8FTD

A truck is moving northward at 55 mi/h. Later, it’s moving east-ward at the same speed. Has its kinetic energy changed? Has work been done on the truck? Has a force acted on the truck? Explain.

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