Amanda and Bertha are in a car race. Their cars have the same mass. At one point in the race, they both change their speeds by 10 m/s in 2 seconds. Ignore air friction. 2 s later 2s later 10 m/s 20 m/s 20 m/s 30 m/s Amanda Bertha

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11. How much work does Amanda's car experience compared to Bertha's? *
Amanda and Bertha are in a car race. Their cars have the same mass. At one point in the race, they both change their
speeds by 10 m/s in 2 seconds. Ignore air friction.
2s later
2s later
10 m/s
20 m/s
20 m/s
30 m/s
Amanda
Bertha
a. Amanda's car experiences less work
b. Amanda's and Bertha's car experience the same amount of work
c. Amanda's car experiences more work.
d. Only Rihanna would know. (Work Work Work Work Work...)
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Transcribed Image Text:11. How much work does Amanda's car experience compared to Bertha's? * Amanda and Bertha are in a car race. Their cars have the same mass. At one point in the race, they both change their speeds by 10 m/s in 2 seconds. Ignore air friction. 2s later 2s later 10 m/s 20 m/s 20 m/s 30 m/s Amanda Bertha a. Amanda's car experiences less work b. Amanda's and Bertha's car experience the same amount of work c. Amanda's car experiences more work. d. Only Rihanna would know. (Work Work Work Work Work...) Sign out VO 10:33 96
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Initial velocity of Amanda's car , Via = 10 m/s

Final velocity of Amanda's car , Vfa =  20 m/s

Initial velocity of Bertha's car , Vib = 20 m/s

Final velocity of Bertha's car , Vfb =  30 m/s

We have to calculate amount of work done .

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