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PRESENTADO POR: STIVEN PEREZ ANGEL

PROGRAMA: ING.MECATRONICA
AREA: FISICA MECANICA
Work is the transfer of mechanical energy from one object to another. Since work is a movement

of energy, it is measured in the same units as energy, joules (J). The definition of work in a

physics context is quite different from how it is used in everyday life. It is defined as follows:

Work is done when a force is applied to an object through a distance.

This means that when a force is applied to an object over a distance, the total energy of the object

will be affected. The object will either speed up or slow down, resulting in a change in its kinetic

energy, or have altered potential energy if, for example, it was lifted a certain height under the

force of gravity.

The work also extends beyond what a person can physically see. It can also affect the

microscopic properties of a system, such as temperature. In 1843, this idea began to be explored

by scientists.

All the cases described so far of how work can affect a system can be summed up in a single

equation.

W=ΔK+ΔU+ΔEth

This equation shows that work (W) can change (Δ) a system's kinetic energy (K), its potential

energy (U), its thermal energy (Eth), or any combination of the three.

The work done can be calculated directly with the following formula

W=F⃗ ⋅d⃗
In which

 W is the work, or change in mechanical energy, measured in joules (J)

 F is the force measured in newton (N)

 D is the displacement of the object