A 10 kg block moving at 10 m/s in a direction 45 degrees above the horizontal. When it has fallen to a point that is 10 m below the initial point measured vertically (without air friction), the block's kinetic energy is closest to

Kinetic energy = 1500 J

Explanation:

The computation of the block's kinetic energy is shown below:

As we know that

Conservation of energy is

PE_i + KE_i = PE_f + KE_f

where,

Initial Potential energy = PE_i = m gh = 10kg× 10m/s^2 × 10m = 1000 J

Initial Kinetic energy = KE_i = (0.5) m V^2 = (0.5) (10 kg) (10 m/s)^2 = 500 J

Final potential energy = PE_f = mgh = 0      

As h = 0 which is at reference line

So

PE_i + KE_i = PE_f + KE_f

Now put these valeus to the above formulas

1000 J + 500 J = 0 + KE_f

After solving this

Kinetic energy = 1500 J

heat the gas and measure the pressure