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Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

Torque and Work

Calculate the work a torque does as an object turns, from τΔθ, an integral, or the area under a torque-angle graph, and link it to rotational kinetic energy.

Topic 6.2 · 8 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Mechanics plan

In this lesson

  1. 01The work done by a torque
  2. 02Net work changes rotational kinetic energy
  3. 03Work from a torque-angle graph
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points

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