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From linear kinetic energy to rotational kinetic energy

From linear kinetic energy to rotational kinetic energy

Linear kinetic energy uses Ek=12mv2E_k = \frac{1}{2}mv^2Ek​=21​mv2. When an object spins about an axis, every particle in it is moving, so the whole object has kinetic energy as well.

Rotational kinetic energy (A-level only) Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Rotational kinetic energy (A-level only)