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183_notes:work [2015/10/06 10:50] – [Work can be positive, negative, or zero] caballero | 183_notes:work [2017/10/17 02:44] – [The Formal Definition of Work] pawlakal | ||
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$$Work = (Force)*(distance) = (Newtons)*(meters) = Nm = Joule$$ | $$Work = (Force)*(distance) = (Newtons)*(meters) = Nm = Joule$$ | ||
- | The units of work is a Joule named after [[http:// | + | The units of work is a Joule named after [[http:// |
==== Work can be positive, negative, or zero ==== | ==== Work can be positive, negative, or zero ==== | ||
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What's very interesting about the work done by the local gravitational force is that it is // | What's very interesting about the work done by the local gravitational force is that it is // | ||
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