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You roll a 5 kg bowling ball down the alley at 5 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?
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You roll a 5 kg bowling ball down the alley at 5 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?

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The formula for calculating kinetic energy is:
KE=1/2mv^2
KE is kinetic energy, m is mass, v is velocity.
The mass in this problem is 5kg, and the velocity is 5m/s.
KE=(1/2)(5)(5)^2
KE=62.5J

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