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If the mass is doubled the kinetic energy will?

User Ellmo
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it doubles, assuming the speed remains the same.
User Alexey Odintsov
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Besides the mass, kinetic energy also depends on speed.

If the speed remains constant, then kinetic energy is proportional
to mass. So if speed doesn't change while mass increases, then
kinetic energy increases, but I can't think of a situation where that
can happen.
User Liam Spencer
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