KE = kinetic energy
PE = potential energy
GPE = gravitational potential energy
energy is always measured in Joules (J)
KE = (0.5) times the mass times the velocity^2
square the velocity first
Mass = (KE x 2) / v^2
square the velocity first, then double the kinetic energy, then divide
mass is measured in kg
velocity = sqrt(KE x 2 / m)
velocity can be called speed, like in the the second problem
remember to find the square root after you double the KE and divide that by the mass.
for example: if after you doubled KE and divided it by the mass you got sqrt(20), the answer would be about 4.47
GPE = mass x gravitational pull (about 9.8 m/s^2 on earth) x height
height = (PE) / (g x m)
do g x m first
So for question 1:
KE = (0.5)0.1 x 1.1^2
always square the velocity first:
KE = (0.5)0.1 x 1.21
KE = 0.0605
so if you rounded it to the nearest hundreths you would get KE = 0.06 J
don't forget the unit of energy is in Joules
