Usain Bolt has a mass of 94.1 kg and he had a KE of 7,250 J when running the one hundred meter dash. Calculate how fast he was running

Respuesta :

Space

Answer:

[tex]\displaystyle v = 12.4134 \ m/s[/tex]

General Formulas and Concepts:

Energy

Kinetic Energy Formula: [tex]\displaystyle KE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]

  • m is mass (in kg)
  • v is velocity (in m/s)

Explanation:

Step 1: Define

Identify variables.

KE = 7250 J

m= 94.1 kg

Step 2: Solve for v

  1. Substitute in variables [Kinetic Energy Formula]:                                       [tex]\displaystyle 7250 = \frac{1}{2}(94.1)v^2[/tex]
  2. Isolate v term:                                                                                               [tex]\displaystyle 154.091 = v^2[/tex]
  3. Isolate v:                                                                                                         [tex]\displaystyle v = 12.4134[/tex]

Topic: AP Physics 1 - Algebra Based

Unit: Energy