Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Work and Kinetic Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 213: 57

Answer

$2v$

Work Step by Step

We are given that $m_1=4m_2$ and $K.E_2=K.E_1$ $\implies \frac{1}{2}m_1v^2=\frac{1}{2}m_2(v^{\prime})^2$ $\implies \frac{1}{2}4m_2v^2=\frac{1}{2}m_2(v^{\prime})^2$ This simplifies to: $v^{\prime}=2v$
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