A student drops the same 10 kilogram bowling ball three separate times. She drops the ball from heights of 1 meter, 2 meters, and 3 meters. Which graph correctly shows the ball’s kinetic energy when dropped from each height?

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

Since the kinetic energy of an object is given by the formula:

KE = 1/2 * mass * velocity^2,

we can determine the velocity of the ball right before it hits the ground by using the formula for gravitational potential energy:

PE = mass * g * height,

where g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2). We can rearrange this equation to solve for velocity:

velocity = sqrt(2 * g * height).

Plugging in the values for each height, we have:

velocity_1 = sqrt(2 * 9.8 * 1) = 4.43 m/s,
velocity_2 = sqrt(2 * 9.8 * 2) = 6.26 m/s,
velocity_3 = sqrt(2 * 9.8 * 3) = 7.67 m/s.

Therefore, the kinetic energy of the ball when dropped from each height is as follows:

KE_1 = 1/2 * 10 * (4.43)^2 = 97.88 Joules,
KE_2 = 1/2 * 10 * (6.26)^2 = 196.23 Joules,
KE_3 = 1/2 * 10 * (7.67)^2 = 369.06 Joules.

We can now plot these values on a graph. Here, the x-axis represents the height (in meters), and the y-axis represents the kinetic energy (in Joules). The graph should show an increasing trend since the kinetic energy depends on the square of the velocity.

Below is the graph that correctly shows the ball's kinetic energy when dropped from each height:

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1 2 3 height (m)

anonymous anonymous answered
1 year ago

what is the height of 1, 2, and 3

is it 20, 100, 200, or 300

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

The height mentioned in the question is 1 meter, 2 meters, and 3 meters. So the correct heights are 1, 2, and 3. The options 20, 100, 200, and 300 are not mentioned in the original question and are not relevant to this specific problem.

User Icon for Wazzy Wazzy answered
1 year ago

what is the height of 1 2 and 3

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

The heights mentioned in the question are 1 meter, 2 meters, and 3 meters.

User Icon for Wazzy Wazzy answered
1 year ago

what is the kenetic energy to 1 2 and 3

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

To find the kinetic energy for each height, we need to use the formula:

KE = 1/2 * mass * velocity^2.

The mass of the bowling ball is given as 10 kilograms.

Using the previously calculated velocities:

velocity_1 = 4.43 m/s,
velocity_2 = 6.26 m/s,
velocity_3 = 7.67 m/s.

We can calculate the kinetic energy for each height:

KE_1 = 1/2 * 10 * (4.43)^2 = 97.88 Joules,
KE_2 = 1/2 * 10 * (6.26)^2 = 196.23 Joules,
KE_3 = 1/2 * 10 * (7.67)^2 = 369.06 Joules.