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+//Example 14.2
+M=10000;//Mass of truck (kg)
+g=9.80;//Acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2)
+h=75;//Vertical displacement (m)
+delta_PE=M*g*h;//Change in gravitational potential energy (J)
+Q=delta_PE;//Heat transferred (J)
+m=100;//Mass of brake material (kg)
+c=800;//Specific heat of brake material (J/kg.C)
+delta_T=Q/(m*c);//Temperature increase (C)
+printf('Temperature increase of brake material = %0.2f C',delta_T)
+//Answer varies due to round off error
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest