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Asked by Jonny

Assume the mass of the object remains constant. If the Kinetic Energy of an object changes by 1/3, by what factor has its speed changed?
13 years ago

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Answered by drwls
When you say "changes by 1/3", I assume you mean the KE becomes 1/3 of the original value, NOT a 33.33% higher value.

1/sqrt3 = 0.5774
13 years ago

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