The driver of a passenger car puts the car to "rest" at the speed of 90 km/h, therefore, the car's speed is reduced to 80 km/h in the next 4.0 s. With how much power must the engine run to maintain a speed of 85 km/h if the weight of the car is 1.5 × 10³ kg?

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The driver of a passenger car puts the car to "rest" at the speed of 90 km/h, therefore, the car's speed is reduced to 80 km/h in the next 4.0 s. With how much power must the engine run to maintain a speed of 85 km/h if the weight of the car is 1.5 × 10³ kg?

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