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a car is traveling at 16 m/s . part a how fast would the car need to go to double its kinetic energy? express your answer with the appropriate units.

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Answer: 22.63 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Not sure if this is the right answer.


(1)/(2) m(v)^2=2((1)/(2) m(16)^2 )


(1)/(2) (v)^2=(16)^2


v = 22.63 (m)/(s)

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