alleryStart learning →Mass becomes three times as large and speed halves. Kinetic energy becomes?
ASix times as large
B1.5 times as large
CThree-quarters as large
DThree times as large
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Three-quarters as large
The kinetic-energy factor is 3 × (1/2)² = 3/4.
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