Kinetic Energy

Kinetic energy is the energy of a body due to its mass and velocity. In Newtonian physics, the kinetic energy, KE of a mass, m with velocity, v is:

$KE = {{1}\over{2}} mv^2^$

The kinetic energy of a system of particles is the sum of all their independent kinetic energies.

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