diff --git a/docs/sph4u7.md b/docs/sph4u7.md index 37a41cd..6842e0a 100644 --- a/docs/sph4u7.md +++ b/docs/sph4u7.md @@ -557,8 +557,11 @@ From different inertial reference points, there can never be agreement on whethe ### Matter-energy equivalence -The kinetic energy of an object in an inertial frame of reference relative to another is related to its velocity and its mass. -$$E_k=\frac{mc^2}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$$ +The total energy of an object in an inertial frame of reference relative to another is related to its velocity and its mass. +$$ +E_t=\frac{mc^2}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}} \\ +E_k=E_t-E_\text{rest} +$$ At rest, the energy of an object is related to its mass. $$E_\text{rest}=mc^2$$