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Two balls, one twice as massive as the other, are dropped from the roof of a building (freefall). Just before hitting the ground, the more massive ball has ______ the kinetic en…

Two balls, one twice as massive as the other, are dropped from the roof of a building (freefall). Just before hitting the ground, the more massive ball has ______ the kinetic en…
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Two balls, one twice as massive as the other, are dropped from the roof of a building (freefall). Just before hitting the ground, the more massive ball has ______ the kinetic energy of the less massive ball. (Neglect air friction.)

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KE= 1/2 mv^2

Kinetic Energy is equal to 1/2 x mass x velocity squared

The mass of the larger ball has TWICE
the kinetic energy. KE is directly proportional to the mass.

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