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Kinetic Energy

The kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity.

Kinetic energy equals half the mass times the velocity squared.

Formula

QuantityVariable["K", "Energy"] == (QuantityVariable["m", "Mass"]*QuantityVariable["v", "Speed"]^2)/2

symbol description physical quantity
K kinetic energy "Energy"
m mass "Mass"
v velocity "Speed"

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Examples

Get the resource:

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ResourceObject["Kinetic Energy"]
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Get the formula:

In[2]:=
FormulaData[ResourceObject["Kinetic Energy"]]
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Use some values:

In[3]:=
FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Kinetic Energy"], {QuantityVariable["m","Mass"] -> 
   Quantity[1, "Kilograms"]}]
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