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Proof of the Point Particle Energy Principle
∫fimd→vcmdt⋅d→rcm=∫fi→Fext⋅d→rcm
∫fimd→vcm⋅d→rcmdt=∫fi→Fext⋅d→rcm
∫fim→vcm⋅d→vcm=∫fi→Fext⋅d→rcm
∫fimvcmdvcm=∫fi→Fext⋅d→rcm
12mv2cm,f−12mv2cm,i=∫fi→Fext⋅d→rcm
ΔKtrans=Wcm