Calculate the kinetic energy and potential energy of the ball half way up, when a ball of mass 0.1 kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial speed of 20ms−1.
A
10 J, 20 J
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B
10 J, 10 J
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C
15 J, 8 J
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D
8 J, 16 J
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Solution
The correct option is B 10 J, 10 J Total energy at the time of projection =12mv2=12×0.1(20)2=20J Half way up, P.E. becomes half the P.E. at the top i.e. P.E.=202=10J∴K.E.=20−10=10J.