Question

A small 15 kilogram canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 1 m/s. What is the canoes kinetic energy

Answer 1

As we know that kinetic energy is given by

`KE = (1)/(2)mv^2`

here we know that

m = 15 kg

v = 1 m/s

now we will have

`KE = (1)/(2)(15 kg)(1 m/s)^2`

`KE = 7.5 J`

so KE will be 7.5 J