Initial and final kinetic energy are directly related through the equation KE1 = KE2, where KE represents kinetic energy calculated as 1/2 m v^2. For a given mass m, the kinetic energy depends on the velocity of the object, denoted as v1 and v2 for initial and final states, respectively. When work is done on the mass or when there is a change in potential energy, the relationship between initial and final kinetic energy can be affected, indicating that they do not remain equal in all scenarios.
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What if work is done on the mass?James2911 said:Homework Statement
How do Initial and Final Kinetic Energy depend on each other?
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The Attempt at a Solution
Do they remain equal? For example for the same mass m, can we write
KE1 = KE2
1/2 m v1^2 = 1/2 m v2^2