Timeline for A conceptual question about work
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| Apr 15, 2016 at 4:30 | comment | added | Jan Bos | It seems that often "net" work is defined as only the change in kinetic energy of the object (hence ignoring frictional losses) which would indeed be obtained by subtracting the frictional force from the horizontal force exerted on it. | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 4:12 | comment | added | The Cryptic Cat | OK, that makes sense. Is there something called the "net" work done on an object? | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 4:09 | history | answered | Jan Bos | CC BY-SA 3.0 |