A cyclist doubles his speed. How will his kinetic energy change : Increases, Decreases or remains the same?

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When a cyclist doubles his speed. His kinetic energy increases four times.
$K . E . = \frac{1}{2} m v^{2}$ When 'v' doubles, The k.E. quadruples.

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