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The force F = (3.2, -7.1) N acts on a mass of 1.15 kg. At time t = 0 s, the mass has a velocity v0 = (-0.46, 0.36) m/s.
What is the initial kinetic energy (in J)?
i know that k=.5mv^2
so the answer i got was (.12167,0.07452)
but i'm not sure what to do from there?

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Answered by drwls
If all they are asking for is the initial KE, then all you have to do is calculate
(1/2)MV^2 =
(0.5)(1.15)[(-.46)^2 + (.36)^2]
= 0.196 J

The applied force will allow you to calculate the velocity at later times, but they are not asking for that.
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