A light body and a heavy body have the same momentum.
Which of the two bodies will have greater kinetic energy?
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To clarify to those who still don't understand(to include myself) momentum is not the same as speed. If they had the same speed the greater mass would have had more energy.
let's do this: take k and instead of taking it to y. we have to add y. then we have I = y. turn I upside down and you get y!
Let M be the mass of heavier body and m be the mass of lighter body.
and V be the velocity of heavier body and v be the mass of lighter body.
So, MV=mv...........(V<v)
v
V
=
M
m
So, kinetic energy of heavier body= 2 M V 2
So, kinetic energy of lighter body= 2 m v 2
Ratio between heavier to lower= m M 2 M m 2 = M m
As M m <1 , so lighter object has greater K.E.
KE = 2 m p 2 KE ∝ m 1 K.E lighter body > K.E heavier body
momentum is linked with force, which is turn is directly proportional to mass F=ma Therefore, more mass, same momentum, slower acceleration.
kinetic energy is linked with Work, which in turn is directly proportional to displacement W=Fd Therefore, slower acceleration, less work, less kinetic energy.
Therefore the heavy object has less kinetic energy than the light object when they have the same momentum.
it is obvious :)
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K = 2 m p 2 ∝ m 1 Hence body with lighter mass will have greater K.E .