If I lift a box vertically, why is the work I do equal to the distance I lift it times the force of gravity on the box?
137664
What exactly is $F$ in $W = \int_{a}^{b} F dx$?
59321
force applied not on the center of mass
4986
Why do two bodies of different masses fall at the same rate (in the absence of air resistance)?
56299
Why does work depend on distance?
148029
What if Force was not Mass times Acceleration?
67570
Work done changes between reference frames?
119346
How far apart do two objects have to be for there to be negligible force between them?
105133
Kinematics question - Newton's Law of Motion
11146
Why is Buoyant Force $V\rho g$?
55910
Why gravitational potential is negative, as displacement and force are in the same direction?
61017
What happens with the force of gravity when the distance between two objects is 0?
150133
Why is work scalar and the dot product of force and displacement?
131167
Kinetic energy of the object, but Potential energy of the system: Why is it so?
19699
Why are so many forces explainable using inverse squares when space is three dimensional?
12818
In calculating work done by a constant force over a constant distance, why doesn't the subject's initial velocity matter?
125404
Work of a force field
62259
What will be the effect on a rigid body if two unlike unequal parallel forces act on the body?