Determine the kinetic energy of a car

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(a) What is the kinetic energy of a 1500 kg car traveling at a speed of 35 m/s (76 mph)?

(b) From what height would the car have to be dropped to have this same amount of kinetic energy just before impact?

(c) Does your answer to part b depend on the car's mass?

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