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A truck has four times the mass of a car, however, the car is moving with twice the speed of the truck. If Kt and Kc refer to the kinetic energies of truck and car respectively, it is correct to say which of the following?

Kt= 4Kc
Kt= 2Kc
Kt= Kc
Kt= 1/2Kc.

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Simple problem illustrating the relation between mass and kinetic energy.

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Let the mass of the car = m
Mass of the truck = 4m

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