Comments on: What is the kinetic energy of an automobile? http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/what-is-the-kinetic-energy-of-an-automobile/ Mon, 21 May 2012 18:38:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Saad Eddin A http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/what-is-the-kinetic-energy-of-an-automobile/comment-page-1/#comment-8947 Saad Eddin A Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/what-is-the-kinetic-energy-of-an-automobile/#comment-8947 a) kinetic energy K = 0.5 * Mass * velocity^2 K = 0.5 * 1258 * 10 = 6290 J b) Better to convert the mass from grams to kilograms M= 0.559 g = 0.559 /1000 = 0.000559 kg K = 0.5 M V^2 V^2 = K / 0.5M = 22504472.2719 m/s<a href="http://www.promusicmall.com/amps-and-accessories-12768"> Saad Eddin A</a> a) kinetic energy K = 0.5 * Mass * velocity^2
K = 0.5 * 1258 * 10 = 6290 J

b) Better to convert the mass from grams to kilograms
M= 0.559 g = 0.559 /1000 = 0.000559 kg
K = 0.5 M V^2
V^2 = K / 0.5M = 22504472.2719 m/s Saad Eddin A

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