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CS1) A 10kg bowling ball is travelling 5 m/sdown a bowling alley. Calculate the kineticenergy of the bowling ball.
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CS1) A 10kg bowling ball is travelling 5 m/sdown a bowling alley. Calculate the kineticenergy of the bowling ball.

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Kinetic energy is defined as


K=(1)/(2)mv^2

Replacing the given information, we have


\begin{gathered} K=(1)/(2)\cdot10\operatorname{kg}\cdot(5m/s)^2 \\ K=5\operatorname{kg}\cdot25m^2/s^2 \\ K=125J \end{gathered}

Hence, the kinetic energy of the bowling ball is 125 Joules.

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