Physics GCSE
rearrangement
What rearrangement means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of rearrangement
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Reference: AQA
Making a quantity the subject of an equation, such as rearranging the elastic energy equation to make the spring constant the subject.
The equation can be rearranged to make force or distance the subject, as F = W/s and s = W/F.
Topics that use rearrangement
- Forces and elasticity (AQA GCSE)
- Work done and energy transfer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- unit conversion
- direct proportionality
- direction of transfer
- elastic deformation
- Elastic limit
- Elastic potential energy
- energy transfer
- extension
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