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Matter In Our Surroundings

Question
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What change should be affected in the velocity of a body to maintain the same kinetic energy if its mass is increased four times?

Solution

Kinetic energy of a body is given by,

                         K.E. = 12 mv2.            ... (1)

From equation (1) we can say that if mass is increased four times, the velocity must be reduced to half to maintain the same kinetic energy.