translational kinetic energy


is: the energy that a body has by virtue of the motion of its centre of mass.   [P2.4]

is given: by or equivalently by where the mass of the body is and its speed is    [P2.5]

is: for a collection of bodies (or particles), the sum of the individual translational kinetic energies.   [P2.4]

is conserved: in elastic collisions.   [P2.4]


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