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A car is traveling at 10 m/s.a. How fast would the car need to go to double its kinetic energy?b. By what factor does the car’s kinetic energy increase if its speed is doubled to 20 m/s?

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Chapter5: Energy

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A car is traveling at 10 m/s.
a. How fast would the car need to go to double its kinetic energy?
b. By what factor does the car’s kinetic energy increase if its speed is doubled to 20 m/s?

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