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What happens to the kinetic energy of a body when: a) the mass of the body is doubled at constant velocity? b) the velocity of the body is doubled at constant mass? c) the mass …

What happens to the kinetic energy of a body when: a) the mass of the body is doubled at constant velocity? b) the velocity of the body is doubled at constant mass? c) the mass …
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What happens to the kinetic energy of a body when: a) the mass of the body is doubled at constant velocity? b) the velocity of the body is doubled at constant mass? c) the mass of the body is doubled but the velocity is reduced to half?

User Yeldar Kurmangaliyev
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Using the formula KE=1/2mv^2

a: The kinetic energy doubles.
b: The kinetic energy quadruples.
c: The kinetic energy is cut in half.
Hopefully it’s clear how the formula can show you this.
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