The
kinetic energy is the work done by the object due to its motion. It is
represented by the formula of the half the velocity squared multiply by the
mass of the object. In this problem, you have two vehicles, the other one is large and the
other one is small. Let us assume that they travel with the same velocity. Note
that the kinetic energy is proportional to the mass of the object. So when you
increase the mass of the other, it also increases the kinetic energy of that
object. The same holds true for the two vehicles. The larger the vehicle, its
kinetic energy is also large and therefore its stopping distance will be longer
than that of the smaller vehicle.
