if velocity of an object is doubled,what is the change in its kinetic energy

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Since the kinetic energy of a object is 1/2 m v 2

Therefore if we somehow double the velocity then the kinetic energy will be 1/2 m ( 2v )²= 2mv2

So therfore the kinectic energy becomes 4 times

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