A car has a mass of 1000 kg and kinetic energy of 129600 J. The driver of the car applies the brake when he suddenly sees an obstacle. The car comes to a halt after travelling 100 m distance without meeting with an accident. Calculate the frictional force.
1296 N
Work done = Kfinal - Kinitial, final kinetic energy = 0
F × S = 0 – 129600
F × 100 = -129600
F = -1296 N
Negative sign implies that the frictional force is acting opposite to the direction of motion.