In a football game, a (140-mathrm{kg}) guard runs at a speed of (4.0 mathrm{~m} / mathrm{s}), and

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In a football game, a \(140-\mathrm{kg}\) guard runs at a speed of \(4.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), and a \(70-\mathrm{kg}\) free safety moves at \(8.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). Which of the following is a correct statement?

(a) The players have the same kinetic energy.

(b) The safety has twice as much kinetic energy as the guard.

(c) The guard has twice as much kinetic energy as the safety.

(d) The safety has four times as much kinetic energy as the guard.


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