Question

If a 25 kg object is moving at a velocity of 5 m/s, the object has energy​

Answer 1

Since the KE is proportional to velocity squared, if you increase the KE by a factor of

2

, you increase

v

by a factor of

2

2

=

4

Detailed explanation :

25

=

0.5

⋅

m

⋅

(

5

2

)

Find

m

:

25

=

25

m

2

m

=

2

Hence the new KE:

KE

=

0.5

⋅

2

⋅

10

2

KE

=

100

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