Date: 8/10/2013 09:49:39
From: transition
ID: 409184
Subject: KE = 1/2 MV^2

I gather the above is 1/2 x Mass x (Velocity squared), so can be written KE=.5*M*(V^2).

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Date: 8/10/2013 09:55:35
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 409188
Subject: re: KE = 1/2 MV^2

transition said:


I gather the above is 1/2 x Mass x (Velocity squared), so can be written KE=.5*M*(V^2).

Sure. Exponentiation has higher precedence than multiplication, so the () are not strictly necessary, but they don’t do any harm and make the meaning clear.

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Date: 8/10/2013 13:41:16
From: transition
ID: 409364
Subject: re: KE = 1/2 MV^2

Cheers for that.

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Date: 8/10/2013 19:03:39
From: Dropbear
ID: 409473
Subject: re: KE = 1/2 MV^2

Can someone provide the derivation of that for interests sake?

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