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Key Equations

Work done by a force over an infinitesimal displacement dW=F ·dr =|F | |dr | cosθ
Work done by a force acting along a path from A to B WAB=pathAB F ·dr
Work done by a constant force of kinetic friction Wfr=fk|lAB |
Work done going from A to B by Earth’s gravity, near its surface Wgrav,AB=mg(yByA )
Work done going from A to B by one-dimensional spring force Wspring,AB=(12 k ) (xB2xA2 )
Kinetic energy of a non-relativistic particle K=12 mv2=p2 2m
Work-energy theorem Wnet=KBKA
Power as rate of doing work P=dW dt
Power as the dot product of force and velocity P=F ·v
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