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The wheels of a moving car possess

(a) potential energy only

(b) kinetic energy of translation only

(c) kinetic energy of rotation only

(d) kinetic energy of translation and rotation both.

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The correct answer is (d) kinetic energy of translation and rotation both.

Easiest explanation: in the locomotive driving wheels and wheels of a moving car, then the total kinetic energy of the body is equal to the sum of kinetic energies of translation and rotation.

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