Question

A small 18 kilogram canoe is floating down river at a speed of 2m/s. What is the canoe’s kinetic energy

Answer 1

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Answer:

Your answer would be 36 kg m²/s²

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Explanation:

To find the canoe's kinetic energy, we would need to use the kinetic energy formula in order to get the actual kinetic energy of the moving canoe.

The equation for this problem would be:

`KE = 1/2mv^2`

• M = Mass

• V = Speed of the object

With what we know from the questions, our mass would be 18, and our speed would be 2. We would plug those numbers in our equation. Your equation should look like this:

`KE = 1/2(18)(2)^2`

Now, we solve:

`KE = 1/2(18)(2)^2\\\\KE=1/2(18)(4)\\\\KE=(9)(4)\\\\KE=36`

Once you're done solving, you should get the answer of 36.

Therefore, the canoe's kinetic energy would be 36 kg m²/s².

36 kg m²/s² should be your FINAL answer.

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