Answer:
Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn
Explanation:
The kinetic energy of each student is given by:
[tex]K=\frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]
where
m is the mass of the student
v is the speed of the student
Let's use the formula above to calculate the kinetic energy of each student:
- Autumn: [tex]K=\frac{1}{2}(50 kg)(4 m/s)^2=400 J[/tex]
- Mohammed: [tex]K=\frac{1}{2}(57 kg)(3 m/s)^2=256.5 J[/tex]
- Lexy: [tex]K=\frac{1}{2}(53 kg)(3 m/s)^2=238.5 J[/tex]
- Chiang: [tex]K=\frac{1}{2}(64 kg)(5 m/s)^2=800 J[/tex]
Therefore, by looking at the numbers, we see that the correct answer is
Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn
