Practice question
Aerodynamic drag force ($F_{air}$) increases with the square of vehicle speed ($v^2$). How does the engine POWER required to overcome aerodynamic drag scale with vehicle speed?
- Power required to overcome aerodynamic drag scales with the CUBE of speed ($v^3$)
- Power scales linearly with speed ($v^1$)
- Power scales with the square of speed ($v^2$)
- Power is independent of vehicle speed
Answer: A — Power required to overcome aerodynamic drag scales with the CUBE of speed ($v^3$)
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