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26 February, 14:51

A 15-kg bicycle carrying a 50-kg boy is traveling at a speed of 5 m/s. What is the KE of the bicycle and the boy?

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  1. 26 February, 15:05
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    Together as one moving package, their mass is (15 + 50) = 65 kg.

    Kinetic energy = (1/2) (mass) (speed) ²

    = (1/2) (65 kg) (5 m/s) ²

    = (32.5 kg) (25 m²/s²)

    = 812.5 kg-m²/s² = 812.5 joules.
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