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A car of mass 987 kg is traveling on a horizontal segment of a freeway with a speed of 64....

A car of mass 987 kg is traveling on a horizontal segment of a freeway with a speed of 64.5 mph. Suddenly, the driver. Has to hit the brakes hard to try to avoid an accident up ahead. The car does not have an ABS (antilock braking system), and the wheels lock, causing the car to slide some distance before it is brought to a stop by the friction force between the car's tires and the road surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.301. How much mechanical energy is lost to heat in this process?

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