Asked by BB
How can the kinetic energy of an object be increased if it's mass remains the same?
increase its velocity
increase its potential energy
it can't be increased
increase its height off of the ground
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Increase its velocity.
Kinetic energy is KE = 1/2 m v^2. With m fixed, increasing v increases KE (and it grows with the square of v). Increasing height raises potential energy, not kinetic (unless that potential is later converted into kinetic when the object falls).
Kinetic energy is KE = 1/2 m v^2. With m fixed, increasing v increases KE (and it grows with the square of v). Increasing height raises potential energy, not kinetic (unless that potential is later converted into kinetic when the object falls).
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