Kinetic Energy/Examples/1 kilogram at 1 metre per second

Example of Kinetic Energy

A body of mass $1 \ \mathrm {kg}$ moving at $1 \ \mathrm m \, \mathrm s^{-1}$ has a kinetic energy of $\dfrac 1 2$ a joule.

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Sources

• 1976: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Electrical Quantities: Definitions and Laws: Definitions: Energy