An eagle flying at 15 m/s has 600 J of kinetic energy. About how much is the eagles mass?

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Eduardwww [97]3 years ago

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Answer:

5.33kg

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Velocity of eagle = 15m/s

Kinetic energy of the eagle = 600J

Unknown:

Mass of the eagle = ?

Solution:

The kinetic energy of any body is the energy due to the motion of a body. There are different forms of kinetic energy some of which are thermal, mechanical, electrical energy.

The formula of kinetic energy is given as;

Kinetic energy = $\frac{1}{2}$ m v²

where m is the mass, V is the velocity

substitute the parameters in the equation;

600 = $\frac{1}{2}$ x m x 15²

225m = 1200

m = $\frac{1200}{225}$ = 5.33kg

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