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Re:Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linea... by acchow on Saturday June 27, 2026 @01:20AM (#48695379)
Looks like in your 2nd equation you've already assumed kinetic energy is quadratic with speed

T = ½∑ⱼ mⱼ v⃗ⱼ²

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Re:Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linea... by c1ccccc1 on Sunday June 28, 2026 @04:45PM (#48711460)
Yes. I was not re-doing the original post, just describing an interesting consequence of the kinetic energy formula.
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