though slow on land, the leather back turtle hold the record for fastest water speed of any reptile: 9.78 m/s. it is also among the largest of reptiles. suppose the largest leather back yet discovered were to swim at a speed of 9.78 m/s. if its kinetic energy was 60,800 J, what would the turtle's mass be?
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in this case we use the formula
KE =1/2 mv^2
kinetic energy=60,800 J
speed or velocity =9.78m/s
60800=1/2 m 9.78 × 9.78 ×m
60800=4.89×9.78×m
m=60800/4.89×9.78
m=60800/47.8242
m=1271.32kg
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