Anna says that if energy of 500J is done on a car of weight 6kg then the car will gain work of 480J in an ideal system. What would you say to her to correct her?

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irishboy123 · Answer

where did the other 20J go?

anonymous · Answer

This means that energy input is not totally emerged in the system, meaning, the car has a given work efficiency, which is given by:
$$\eta=\frac{ Work output }{ Work input }*100$$, 
Then the efficiency of the car was $$\eta=\frac{ 480 }{ 500 }*100=96% $$ 
Efficiency=96%