How much does a car's disk breaks heat up when,

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When a car decelerates from 120 km/h to 80 km/h, approximately 50% of the kinetic energy is converted into heat in the disk brakes. The car's mass is 1300 kg, and the mass of the steel disk brakes is 11 kg, with a heat capacity of 0.46. Using the formula Q = cmΔT, where Q represents the heat energy, c is the heat capacity, m is the mass of the brakes, and ΔT is the temperature change, the heat generated can be calculated. The kinetic energy lost during deceleration is essential for determining the heat absorbed by the brakes. This analysis highlights the significant thermal impact of braking on disk brakes.
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Imaging a car decelerating from 120km/h to 80km/h. How much do the disk breaks heat up if 50% of the energy translates directly as heat (to the breaks). The car's mass is 1300kg and the full mas of the disk breaks are 11kg. The disks are made of steel Q=0.46 (heat capacity)

I've been using Ke formula and Q=cm¤T

¤ stands for ''difference in''. Not sure what the correct notation is.
 
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so you use the ke formula so find out the energy lost, you know that 50% of it translates to heat.

the other equation:
Q = cm \Delta T

Q is the heat energy that went into the break, c is the heat capacity, m is the mass of the disk, and \Delta T is the change in temperature of the break
 
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