To evaluate collision safety in a modern transit system, engineers analyze the kinetic energy of two rapid-transit electric shuttle pods, Pod A and Pod B.
Pod A has a mass of mmm, travels at a speed of vvv, and has a kinetic energy of 120 kJ.
Pod B has a mass of 1.5m and travels at a speed of 0.8v0.8v0.8v.
What is the kinetic energy of Pod B?
76.8 kJ76.8\text{ kJ}76.8 kJ
115.2 kJ115.2\text{ kJ}115.2 kJ
144.0 kJ144.0\text{ kJ}144.0 kJ
180.0 kJ180.0\text{ kJ}180.0 kJ