Instantaneous power is force times speed¶

Power is the rate at which the work is done by a force exerted on an object. Instantaneous power is the power at a specific instant.

Links:

Wikipedia.

power¶: The instantaneous power of force.

Symbol:: P
Latex:: \(P\)
Dimension:: power

force¶: The force exerted on the object.

Symbol:: F
Latex:: \(F\)
Dimension:: force

speed¶: The speed of the object

Symbol:: v
Latex:: \(v\)
Dimension:: velocity

angle_between_vectors¶: The angle between the force and velocity vectors.

Symbol:: phi
Latex:: \(\varphi\)
Dimension:: angle

law¶

P = F * v * cos(phi)

Latex:: \[P = F v \cos{\left(\varphi \right)}\]