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If the speed of an object doubles its kinetic energy does what

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If the speed of the object becomes double, its kinetic energy changes to four times the initial kinetic energy. Hope it help!
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Step-by-step explanation:

The mathematical expression for the kinetic energy is given by :


E_k=(1)/(2)mv^2

Where

m is the mass of the object

v is the velocity with which the object is moving

According to given condition, if the speed of an object doubles, v' = 2v. So, kinetic energy becomes :


E_k'=(1)/(2)m(2v)^2


E_k'=4* (1)/(2)mv^2


E_k'=4* E_k

So, if the speed of an object doubles, its kinetic energy becomes four times. Hence, this is the required solution.

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