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Kinetic energy increases as:

A. Mass increases and velocity decreases.
B. Mass decreases and velocity increases.
C. Both mass and velocity increase.
D. Both mass and velocity decrease.

User Ben Adam
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Kinetic energy formula is: 1/2 mv^2

M = mass

V = Velocity

So as kinetic energy increases, mass increases and velocity increases because mass and velocity are directly proportional to each other.

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C. Both mass and velocity increases
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