What is the equation for kinetic energy of a bicycle?

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aron silvester

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How did they get mv^2? Where did the 1/2 go? I tried working out the equation below the question and I ended up getting (1/2)mv^2.
Look at the image to see. It's the rotational kinetic energy formula.
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It's in part 1

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It's in part 1
 
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Their mv2 came from combining ½mv2 + ½mv2