P = Fv cos θCopy formats
Variables
- P
- powerW
- F
- force magnitudeN
- v
- speedm/s
- θ
- angle between force and velocityrad
Reference details
- Subject
- Mechanics
- Topic
- energy
- Plain text
P = F v cos(theta)
Mechanics · energy
Gives instantaneous power from the component of force along velocity.
P = Fv cos θP = F v cos(theta)