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The car has a mass of 1400 kg and travels at a velocity of 25 m/s.Calculate the kinetic energy of the car.

The car has a mass of 1400 kg and travels at a velocity of 25 m/s.Calculate the kinetic-example-1
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The Kinetic energy equation is KE = 1/2 x m x v^2
m is the mass
v is the velocity
NOTE: Joules requires mass to be in kg and velocity in m/s

plugging them in:
1/2 x 1400 x 25^2
=700 x725
=437500 J


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