If the speed of a particle is halved, by what factor does its kinetic energy change?

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  • ke/KE = 1/2 m(v/2)^2//1/2 mv^2 = 1/4; so ke = KE/4 the kinetic energy is reduced to 1/4 of the initial energy.

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