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When searching for a new car, the sales person tells you this 250 horsepower (186425 W) car with a mass of 1500kg can go from 0 mph to 60 mph (0 m/s to 26.8 m/s) in 2 seconds. Is this true? How long should it take?(Hint: How long must it take to get to this speed with this power? What is the change in energy?)
The sales person is wrong! It should take 2.9 s to get up to speed.