You are told three things... 1. that there are two objects with equal masses 2. both objects are in motion. 3. one object has a greater kinetic energy than the other. How is this possible

Answer 1

This situation is possible if the two objects have different velocities. The kinetic energy of an object depends on its mass and velocity.

Kinetic energy (KE) is calculated using the equation KE = 0.5 * mass * velocity^2.

If both objects have equal masses, but one object has a greater kinetic energy, it means that this object must have a higher velocity compared to the other object.

Therefore, even though the masses are equal, the object with the higher velocity will have a greater kinetic energy.