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A mass of 8 kg moves at a rate of 14.3 m/sec. what is the KE developed by the mass?

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Kinetic energy is the energy associated with the motion of an object. It's a scalar quantity, there is no direction associated with KE and it has no components.
KE = (mv ^(2) )/(2) = (8 *14.3 ^(2) )/(2) = 4 *204.49 = 817.96J. Therefore Kinetic energy is 817.96J.
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