Question
State and prove work-energy relationship.
Solution
The Work- Energy Theorem states that the work done on or by the body is equal to the change in its kinetic energy.
Consider a force F applied on the body of mass m moving on the horizontal frictionless surface.
Let after travelling a distances s, the velocity of body change from u to v.
The small amount of work, dW done by force F in displacing the body by ds is,
dW =
dW = mv dv
Now, integrating both sides, we have
That is,
Work = Change in Kinetic energy.