What is the kinetic energy possessed by a car having a mass of 1500 kg and travelling at a velocity of 50 m/s east?
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What is the kinetic energy possessed by a car having a mass of 1500 kg and travelling at a velocity of 50 m/s east?
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The kinetic energy of a moving object is given by
where:
KE = kinetic energy
m = mass
v = speed
Solving for the kinetic energy
Therefore, the kinetic energy of the car is 1,875,000 J.