Sunday, 23 November 2014

Physics Homework Help: Compare the kinetic energy of an...

Q) Compare the kinetic energy of an 900 kg car travelling at 30 m/s, and a 1,800 kg car at the same speed.

 Sol:
Kinetic energy is given by, KE = 1/2mv2
Where ‘m’ is the mass, ‘v’ is the velocity.
Case1:
Given m=900kg, v=30m/s
(KE) 1= 0.5*900*302=405000Joules
Case2:
Given m=1800kg,v=30m/s
(KE) 2= 0.5*1800*302=810000Joules
Therefore, (KE) 2 = 2(KE) 1


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