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how does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a vehicle traveling at 30 miles per hour compared to the same vehicle traveling at 60 miles per hour
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how does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a vehicle traveling at 30 miles per hour compared to the same vehicle traveling at 60 miles per hour

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When the speed is doubled, the Kinetic Energy is quadroupled here.
According to the relation
K.E = (mass)(velocity^2)/2
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