How did u subtract for V in the formula for workdone, I also do not understand how u squared the V
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How was calculated (squaring the V)
The velocity is a vector. The speed is the magnitude of this vector. If , then the square of the speed is its magnitude squared:
- At , the velocity vector was . So, .
- At , the velocity vector was . So, .
How the subtraction for was done in the work done formula
The formula for work done is . Here, and are scalar values (the squared speeds), not vectors.
We calculated and .
The subtraction is simply:This scalar result is then used in the work done formula:
The subtraction is between the squared magnitudes of the velocities (which are scalar speeds), not a vector subtraction.
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