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Question
If the mass as well as the velocity of a body is doubled then the kinetic energy of the body ______ the initial kinetic energy.
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is doubled
becomes eight times
becomes four times
Solution
If the mass as well as the velocity of a body is doubled then the kinetic energy of the body becomes eight times the initial kinetic energy.
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