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The equation for kinetic energy () is derived using which fundamental equations?
Newton's second law and law of gravitation
Laws of thermodynamics
Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws
Work-energy theorem and equations of motion
If the percentage errors in the measurement of mass and velocity are 2% and 3% respectively, what is the maximum percentage error in the estimation of kinetic energy?
5%
6%
8%
11%
A small ball attached to a massless string is undergoing vertical circular motion. At the highest point of its trajectory, the tension in the string is zero. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the ball's mechanical energy as it moves from the highest point to the lowest point in the circle?
The kinetic energy increases, and the potential energy decreases, such that the total mechanical energy remains constant.
The kinetic energy decreases, and the potential energy increases, such that the total mechanical energy remains constant.
Both the kinetic energy and potential energy decrease, but the total mechanical energy remains constant.
Both the kinetic energy and potential energy increase, but the total mechanical energy remains constant.
A solid sphere rolls without slipping down an inclined plane of angle . What fraction of its total kinetic energy is rotational?
1/2
1/5
2/7
2/5
A particle of mass moving with velocity collides elastically with another particle of mass at rest. If the lighter particle is deflected through an angle of , the fractional loss in its kinetic energy is:
1/3
1/2
2/3
3/4
Two identical balls A and B are moving with velocities and respectively, having the same kinetic energy. The ratio of their masses is:
1:1
2:1
1:2
4:1
A body of mass is moving in a circular path of radius with a constant speed . The work done by the centripetal force in half a revolution is:
0