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SchrodingersCat
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I did an experiment where I lifted a mass and measured the force. I know the change in height, the mass, and the work of the pull. How can I use the work-kinetic energy theorem to find the final and initial kinetic energies? I don't use 1/2mv^2$\frac{1}{2}mv^2$, do I? I would think initial and final velocities would be 0, so I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between the initial kinetic energy and the final kinetic energy. Can I use work of the pull and the change in height to find the kinetic energies?

I did an experiment where I lifted a mass and measured the force. I know the change in height, the mass, and the work of the pull. How can I use the work-kinetic energy theorem to find the final and initial kinetic energies? I don't use 1/2mv^2, do I? I would think initial and final velocities would be 0, so I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between the initial kinetic energy and the final kinetic energy. Can I use work of the pull and the change in height to find the kinetic energies?

I did an experiment where I lifted a mass and measured the force. I know the change in height, the mass, and the work of the pull. How can I use the work-kinetic energy theorem to find the final and initial kinetic energies? I don't use $\frac{1}{2}mv^2$, do I? I would think initial and final velocities would be 0, so I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between the initial kinetic energy and the final kinetic energy. Can I use work of the pull and the change in height to find the kinetic energies?

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How do I found the Kinetic Energy of a mass being lifted?

I did an experiment where I lifted a mass and measured the force. I know the change in height, the mass, and the work of the pull. How can I use the work-kinetic energy theorem to find the final and initial kinetic energies? I don't use 1/2mv^2, do I? I would think initial and final velocities would be 0, so I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between the initial kinetic energy and the final kinetic energy. Can I use work of the pull and the change in height to find the kinetic energies?