Understanding the Relationship Between Total Work and Mass-Velocity in Mechanics

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Nov 1, 2008

elementG

General "Work" question

I was just wondering how can W_total = 1/2(m₁+m₂)v²?

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Nov 2, 2008

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elementG said:

I was just wondering how can W_total = 1/2(m₁+m₂)v²?

Perhaps if your explained a little more about the circumstances, we could help you out, because in general the above equation is not true.

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