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Standard VIII
Physics
Kinetic Energy
What is the p...
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What is the purpose of kinetic energy?
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Solution
K
=
1
2
m
v
2
, where
K
is kinetic energy,
m
is mass and
v
is the speed of the body
A body that is moving is due to kinetic energy, i.e., it is the energy stored in a body which is due to the virtue of motion.
The purpose of the kinetic energy to keep the body in motion.
Kinetic energy gives rise to vibration in a body (which becomes a source of Internal energy).
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