an engineer conducts a test on the car and finds that the braking distance is greater when the car is fully loaded when it is unloaded

a. carbon monoxide from car exhaust

b.particulate matter, such as soot

c.water vapor from a factory smokestack

d.acid rain

these are the answer choices im on that question right now

answer: the potential energy decreases from 379 j to 243 j

explanation:

for the law of conservation of energy, the total energy in a system must be conserved. the total energy of the system is given by the sum of kinetic (k) and potential (u) energy:

e = k + u

the total energy is e=675 j, and this does not change.

initially, the kinetic energy is k=296 j, so the potential energy is

at the end, the kinetic energy is k=432 j, so the potential energy is

so, we see that the potential energy has decreased from 379 j to 243 j.