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Which graph best represents the relationship between KE and mass?

A graph with vertical axis K E and horizontal axis Mass with a straight line sloping sharply upward.

A graph with vertical axis K E and horizontal axis Mass with a concave line sloping sharply upward.

A graph with vertical axis K E and horizontal axis Mass with a straight line sloping sharply downward.

A graph with vertical axis K E and horizontal axis Mass with a curved line going first upward and then downward.

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The first graph (a straight line sloping upward).

Reason: KE = 1/2 · m · v^2, so for fixed speed v kinetic energy is directly proportional to mass — a straight line through the origin with positive slope.