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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?(1 point)
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
KE = mgh, so the kinetic energy just before impact is proportional to drop height. For m = 10 kg:
- h = 1 m → KE = 10·9.8·1 ≈ 98 J
- h = 2 m → KE ≈ 196 J
- h = 3 m → KE ≈ 294 J

Pick the graph that shows KE increasing in the ratio 1:2:3 (largest at 3 m, middle at 2 m, smallest at 1 m) — i.e. a straight-line increase with height.