Asked by rae

How can the kinetic energy of an object be increased if it's mass remains the same?
Group of answer choices

increase its height off the ground

it can't be increased

increase its velocity

increase its potential energy

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Increase its velocity.

Kinetic energy is KE = 1/2 m v^2. With mass m unchanged, increasing the speed v (note the v^2 dependence) raises the kinetic energy. Increasing height raises gravitational potential energy, not kinetic energy.