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Explanation:
Let us assume the mass of ship 2 = K
Mass of ship 1 = 4K
Condition:
Both ships have the same mass
The kinetic energy of a body is the energy due to the motion of it.
It is expressed as:
K.E = [tex]\frac{1}{2} m v^{2}[/tex]
m is the mass of the ship
v is the velocity;
Since both ships have equal velocity;
K.E of ship 1 = K.E of ship 2
\frac{1}{2} m v^{2} of ship 1 = \frac{1}{2} m v^{2} of ship 2
multiply through by 2;
[tex]m_{1} v_{1} ^{2} = m_{2} v_{2} ^{2}[/tex]
4k x [tex]v_{1} ^{2}[/tex] = k x [tex]v_{2}^{2}[/tex]
dividing by k;
4 v_{1} ^{2} = v_{2}^{2}
taking square root of both sides
V₂ = 2V₁
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