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Question
Which would have a greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object : doubling the mass or doubling the velocity?
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Solution
Kinetic energy of a body is directly proportional to the mass and square of velocity of the moving body. So, doubling the velocity will have a greater effect on the kinetic energy of a body.
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