Question
As you were outside walking, you saw some neighborhood kids accidentally hit a baseball into the windshield of a car that is parked 2 houses away. Identify what information you would need to calculate the kinetic energy of the baseball as it was flying toward the car.
(2 points)
Responses
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the distance from the car.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the distance from the car.
We would need the color of the car and the size of the bat.
We would need the color of the car and the size of the bat.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.
We would need the location of the car and size of the baseball.
(2 points)
Responses
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the distance from the car.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the distance from the car.
We would need the color of the car and the size of the bat.
We would need the color of the car and the size of the bat.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.
We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.
We would need the location of the car and size of the baseball.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To calculate the kinetic energy of the baseball as it was flying toward the car, you would need:
**We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.**
Kinetic energy (KE) is calculated using the formula:
\[ KE = \frac{1}{2} mv^2 \]
where \( m \) is the mass of the object and \( v \) is its velocity.
**We would need the velocity of the baseball and the mass of the baseball.**
Kinetic energy (KE) is calculated using the formula:
\[ KE = \frac{1}{2} mv^2 \]
where \( m \) is the mass of the object and \( v \) is its velocity.