A 1500 kg car traveling at 17 m/s suddenly runs out of gas while approaching the valley shown in the figure(Figure 1). The alert driver immediately puts the car in neutral so that it will roll.

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What will be the car’s speed as it coasts into the gas station on the other side of the valley?
A 1500 kg car traveling at 17 m/s suddenly runs out of
gas while approaching the valley shown in the
figure(Figure 1). The alert driver immediately puts the car
in neutral so that it will roll.
You may want to review (Pages 234 - 238).
Figure
1 of 1
Gas station
15 m
10 m
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Transcribed Image Text:A 1500 kg car traveling at 17 m/s suddenly runs out of gas while approaching the valley shown in the figure(Figure 1). The alert driver immediately puts the car in neutral so that it will roll. You may want to review (Pages 234 - 238). Figure 1 of 1 Gas station 15 m 10 m P Pearson
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