A small 23 kilogram canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the canoe's kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy is defined as the energy the object possess due to its motion. It is the work that accelerates a given body from rest to motion.

Given:

The mass of the canoe is 23 kilogram

The velocity of the canoe is 3 m/s

The kinetic energy can be given by the formula:

KE = $\frac{1}{2}.m.v^{2}$

Substituting the given values in the kinetic energy equation

KE = $\frac{1}{2}.(23kg).(3m/s)^{2}$

KE= 11.5 * 9 kg.m^2/s^2

k = 103.5 J

Therefore the kinetic energy of the canoe is 103.5 Joules.

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