A large cruise ship of mass 6.00 ✕ 107 kg has a speed of 12.6 m/s at some instant. (a) What is the ship's kinetic energy at this time?  J (b) How much work is required to stop it? (Give the work done on the ship. Include the sign of the value in your answer.)  J (c) What is the magnitude of the constant force required to stop it as it undergoes a displacement of 2.60 km?  N

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A large cruise ship of mass 6.00 ✕ 107 kg has a speed of 12.6 m/s at some instant.

(a) What is the ship's kinetic energy at this time?
 J

(b) How much work is required to stop it? (Give the work done on the ship. Include the sign of the value in your answer.)
 J

(c) What is the magnitude of the constant force required to stop it as it undergoes a displacement of 2.60 km?
 N
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Step 1

The mass of a ship is,

m=6×107 kg

The speed of the ship is,

v=12.6 m/s

(a)

The kinetic energy of the ship can be given as,

K=12mv2=126×107 kg12.6 m/s2=4.763×109 J

Step 2

(b)

The final velocity of the ship is,

vf=0 m/s

The work done by the ship will be equal to the change in the kinetic energy of the ship.

W=12mvf2-12mv2=12m02-K=-4.763×109 J

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