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B4-WWT03: OBJECT CHANGING VELOCITY-WORK
A 2-kg object accelerates as a net force acts on it.
During the 5 seconds this force acts, the object
changes its velocity from 3 m/s east to 7 m/s west.
A student states:
"The initial kinetic energy of the object was 9 Joules, and the final kinetic energy was 49 Joules. Thus the change in
kinetic energy of this object during these 5 seconds was 40 J, and thus the work done on this object by the net force
during this period was also 40 J.
What if anything, is wrong with this statement? If something is wrong, identify it and explain how to correct
it. If this statement is correct, explain why.
