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19 January, 23:48

Why is there a 1/2 instead of 1 in the formula for kinetic energy

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  1. 20 January, 00:11
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    The 1/2 value comes due to the integration of the Newton's law of motion ... like for doing work we do integrate fds vector. when we integrate it. we get it as 1/2mv^2 + constant

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