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How much net work (in J) is required to triple her speed?

A 62.1 kg runner has a speed of 3.70 m/s at one instant during a long-distance event. The runner's kinetic energy is 425.07 Joules.

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  • 2 years ago

    Kinetic enregy depends on the square of the velocity, so to raise the speed to its triple value, the

    kinetic energy increases by a factor of 3² = 9.

    The net work required is therefore 8 times the original kinetic energy

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