A cat is running at 8.0 m/s and trying to catch a mouse, who has a tenth of the mass of the cat. If the cat speeds up by 2.0 m/s, the cat has ten times of the kinetic energy of the mouse. What is the speed of the mouse
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First, we need to find the initial kinetic energy of the cat and the mouse. The kinetic energy formula is KE = 1/2 * m * v^2, where KE is kinetic energy, m is mass, and v is velocity. For the cat, KE = 1/2 * m_cat * v_cat^2 = 1/2 * m_cat * (8.0 m/s)^2 = 32 Show more…
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