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Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem (Problem 10)

A 2000-kg airplane is coming in for a landing, with a velocity 5 degrees below the horizontal and a drag force of 40 kN acting directly rearward. Ignoring thrust and lift on the plane, kinetic energy will ____ due to the net force of ____.