a hammer falls off a roof and strikes the ground with a certain kinetic energy. If it fell from a roof twice as tall, how ouwld

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Komok [63]

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a hammer falls off a roof and strikes the ground with a certain kinetic energy. If it fell from a roof twice as tall, how ouwld

its kinetic energy compare? Explain.

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S_A_V [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-02T14:31:39+03:00

S_A_V [24]3 years ago

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If it starts from twice the height, then it has twice the potential energy up there. This means it'll have twice the kinetic energy when it hits the ground.