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24 May, 23:26

A hammer falls off the top roof and strikes the ground with a certain kinetic energy. If it fell from a roof twice as tall how would the kinetic energy compare?

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  1. 24 May, 23:38
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    The kinetic energy with which the hammer strikes the ground

    is exactly the potential energy it had at the height from which it fell.

    Potential energy is (mass) x (gravity) x (height) ... directly proportional

    to height.

    Starting from double the height, it starts with double the potential

    energy, and it reaches the bottom with double the kinetic energy.
  2. 24 May, 23:48
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    No it would not compare because if you dropped off a higher building the kinetic energy would be higher than it was before.
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