alleryStart learning →The speed of a fixed-mass object triples. Its kinetic energy becomes?
ANine times as large
BOne-third as large
CSix times as large
DThree times as large
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nine times as large
Kinetic energy depends on speed squared, so tripling speed multiplies it by nine.
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