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alkaspeltzar
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Okay, I am confused about work and what it is. I know the formula, W=FDCos(theta), so putting it in math terms doesn't help. I am trying to get a layman's/physical understanding of it.
Everything I read says it is equal to energy, so then I think it must be energy right, has same units? But then I see sites that say it is the force thru the displacement, so is it the action?
My only understanding I could gather is that work is the energy expended/output as a force acts thru a distance. Force is the push/pull, the distance is how far it was moved, the action of the force thru the distance spent energy/did work. Is this right?
Everything I read says it is equal to energy, so then I think it must be energy right, has same units? But then I see sites that say it is the force thru the displacement, so is it the action?
My only understanding I could gather is that work is the energy expended/output as a force acts thru a distance. Force is the push/pull, the distance is how far it was moved, the action of the force thru the distance spent energy/did work. Is this right?