An egg of mass 0.060 kg is dropped from the top of a building. Just before it reaches the ground, it has a total kinetic energy

Question

3 years ago

14

of 5.9 J. What is the velocity of the egg just before it strikes the ground?

1 answer:

3241004551 [841] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-06T19:12:22+03:00

The velocity is 14 m/s

The parameters given on the question are

mass= 0.060 kg

kinetic energy= 5.9 joules

K.E= 1/2mv²

5.9= 1/2 × 0.060 × v²

5.9= 0.5 × 0.060v²

5.9= 003v²

v²= 5.9/0.03

v²= 196.66

v= √196.66

v= 14 m/s

Hence the velocity of the egg before it strikes the ground is 14 m/s