Work-Energy Theorums & Newton's Second Law

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What fundamental priniple of physics does the work-energy theorum relate?


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is it Newton's second law?
 

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Newton's Second Law sits at the base of the work energy theorem. Yes the theorem is a direct consequence rather a tool to simplify problems as energy is just a number you associate with the system.
 

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