Question

Determine the kinetic energy of a 100-kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 20.0/ms.

Answer 1

Answer:

The kinetic energy is 20,000\ J

Step-by-step explanation:

The kinetic energy of a body is defined as:

$k = \frac{1}{2}ms ^ 2$

Where m is the mass of the roller coaster car

s is the speed and k is the kinetic energy

We know that $s = 20\ m/s$

$m = 100\ kg$

Then the kinetic energy of the roller coaster car is:

$k = \frac{1}{2}(100)(20) ^ 2\\\\k = 50(20) ^ 2\\\\k = 50 * 400\\\\k = 20,000\ J$