Respuesta :
Given:
The mass of the ball is
[tex]m=1.23\text{ kg}[/tex]The speed of the ball is
[tex]\begin{gathered} v=65.8\text{ mi/h} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]Required: calculate the kinetic energy of the baseball
Explanation: to calculate the kinetic energy of a body we will use the formula as
[tex]K.E=\frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]first, we convert velocity from mi/h into m/s.
we know that
[tex]1\text{ mi=1609.34 m}[/tex]and
[tex]1\text{ h=3600 sec}[/tex]then the velocity is
[tex]\begin{gathered} v=\frac{65.8\times1602.34\text{ m}}{3600\text{ s}} \\ v=29.29\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}[/tex]now plugging all the values in the above formula, we get
[tex]\begin{gathered} K.E=\frac{1}{2}mv^2 \\ K.E=\frac{1}{2}\times1.23\text{ kg}\times(29.29\text{ m/s})^2 \\ K.E=527.61\text{ J} \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, the kinetic energy of the baseball is
[tex]527.61\text{ J}[/tex]