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25 December, 10:17

You drop two balls from a tower, one of mass m and the other of mass 3m.

Just before they hit the ground, which ball, if either, has the larger kinetic energy?

a. second

b. first

c. both balls have the same kinetic energy

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  1. 25 December, 10:25
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    The potential energy that the ball has at the top of the tower is its kinetic energy when it hits the ground. The second ball has more potential energy at the top, because you did more work on it to carry it up there. So it has more KE at the bottom. (A)
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