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Which Has the Larger Kinetic Energy, a 50-Kg Person Running 2 m/s2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}

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Which has the larger kinetic energy, a 50-kg person running at a speed of 2 m/s2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} , or a 5g5-\mathrm{g} nickel falling at a speed of 200 m/s200 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} ?


A) The running person
B) The falling nickel
C) Both have about the same kinetic energy.

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