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A white car is moving 5km/he west when a yellow car moving 10km/he west collided with it from behind. What happens to each cars kinetic energy

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Answer:

The kinetic energy of the white car will increase, while that of the yellow car will reduce

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's law of motion, a body will be a rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

Since the white car is moving at 5km/h west and another car moving at 10km/h west the kinetic energy possessed by the white car will increase because the other car is moving along the Same direction with it

The expression kinetic energy is

KE= 1/2mv²

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