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Revision as of 06:58, 29 October 2002 by 12.246.119.53 (talk) (es:Energía cinética)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kinetic energy is energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion. If the body with mass m is moving in a straight line with velocity v, its translational kinetic energy amounts to mv/2. If a body is rotating, its rotational kinetic energy equals Iω/2, where I is its moment of inertia and ω its angular velocity.