What is the kinetic energy of a 55-kilogram skier traveling at 9.0 meters per second?
1 Answer
Feb 7, 2017
Explanation:
Kinetic energy is always a matter of multiplying the mass of a body by the square of its speed and dividing by two:
In this case,
KE = 1/2 (55)(9)^2 = 2227.5 J
