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When traveling at top speed, a roller coaster train with a mass of 12,000 kg has a velocity of 30 m/s. The kinetic energy of the train at top speed is

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The formula for kinetic energy is KE = 1/2 mv^2 or kinetic energy is equal to half of mass times velocity squared.

Our mass is 12,000 kg
Our velocity is 30 m/s
So In the formula it would be
KE = 1/2 12,000kg * 30 m/s^2

First square the velocity to make it 900.
Then multiply that by 12,000 which will equal 10,800,000, then divide that by 1/2 which is equal to 5,400,000 Joules or J

Your answer is likely to be 5,400,000 J

I apologize if anything is wrong and please ask me if you have any questions.
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