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Work

  • If an object is displaced while some constant force acts on it, the work done by the force is the dot product of the force and displacement vectors.
  • The work done in stretching (or compressing) a spring by a distance x is kx2/2, where k is the force constant of the spring.
  • Work-Kinetic energy theorem: The work done on an object by the net force is equal to the change in kinetic energy:

    Work done by net force = Final kinetic energy – Initial kinetic energy

  • The potential energy of a system is the work done in assembling the system. For an object of mass m at a height h, near the surface of the Earth, the potential energy of the Earth-object system is mgh.
  • If a spring is stretched (or compressed) by a distance x, then the elastic potential energy stored in the spring is kx2/2.
  • Power is the rate of doing work; Power = F.v

Work

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  1. Work Done by a Constant Force
  2. Stretching or Compressing a Spring
  3. Work Kinetic Energy Theorem
  4. Block Pulled on a Rough Horizontal Surface
  5. Potential Energy of a System
  6. Elastic Potential Energy in a Spring Block System
  7. Power
  8. Extra Example 1: Work Done, Block on Horizontal Surface
    • Extra Example 2: Object and Compressed Spring
      • Extra Example 3: Person Running

        AP Physics B