Question

A carpenter lifts a 10-kg piece of wood to his shoulder 1.5 m above the ground. He then sets the wood on his truck at 1.0 m above the ground and makes his delivery going 10 m/s. The kinetic energy of the wood during delivery is _____ J

Answer 1

Answer:

500Joules

Explanation:

Kinetic energy = 1/2mv²

m is the mass of the wood

v is the velocity

Given

Mass = 10kg

Velocity v = 10m/s

Substitute into the formula and get KE

KE = 1/2 * 10 * 10²

KE  = 1/2 * 1000

KE = 500Joules

Hence the kinetic energy of the wood during delivery is 500Joules