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A 1,000 kg car has 50,000 joules of kinetic energy what is its speed??

User Castaglia
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½mv²= KE

½(1000)?²= 50000

500*?²= 50000

/500 /500

? ²=100

Square root

?= 10

10 m/s is you answer

User Inkyung
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using KE=1/2mv^2

v=
\sqrt{50000/500

so v=10
User Hemal Shah
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