For a long time, I have been thinking about this: In order to stop a moving body, I have to apply impulse to change the existing momentum to $0$. For the impulse I have to impart force on the moving body . That means I have to eliminate all the kinetic energy associated with the moving object in order to bring it to a halt. Thus, work is done on the object, right? If work is done, energy must be given by me...
Here is where my confusion arises:
- If I eliminate the associated kinetic energy of the body, where does this energy go?
- The work(?) done by me on the moving object to stop it obviously uses energy from me. Again, where does this energy go?
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