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A 15.0 kg bullet leaves the barrel of a gun at a speed of 240.0 m/s. Find the bullets kinetic energy

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Answer:

432 kJ

Step-by-step explanation:

Kinetic energyof an object is the energy an object has because of its motion.


Kinetic.Energy=(1)/(2)*mass*velocity^(2)  \\Kinetic.Energy=(1)/(2)*15kg*(240ms^(-1) )^(2)  \\\\Kinetic.Energy=432000 J\\Kinetic.Energy=432kJ

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