Tomas E. answered 02/01/24
Physics and Mathematics Tutor
In this question, you are given two known parameters, velocity, better known as speed, and kinetic energy. The equation that relates these two values is (one half) times (mass) times the (velocity squared).
(1/2)*(M)*(V2) = ( KE)
This can be rearranged to the following,
(M)*(V2) = 2*(KE) - Multiply both sides by 2
(M) = (2*(KE)) / (V2) - Divide both sides by V2
Now that the solution is derived theoretically, we can solve using our numbers,
(M) = (2*(2.10 x 107)) ÷ (113)2
(M) = 3289.216 kilograms
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