Te mātāpono o te Pūngao Mahi-Kinetika
Ki te mahi te kaha kupenga ki runga i tētahi mea, ka pāngia te mea e te whakaterenga (ka pāngia te mea e te nekehanga). Ina pāngia te mea e te whakaterenga, ka rerekē te tere o te mea. Arā, ko te mahi i mahia e te kaha kupenga e pā ana ki te tere tīmatanga me te tere whakamutunga o te mea.
Ko te mahi i mahia ki runga i tētahi mea mā te kaha kupenga pumau ko:
Wkupenga = ΣFs
E ai ki te ture tuarua a Newton, mēnā he kaha kupenga e mahi ana ki runga i tētahi mea, ka pāngia taua mea e te whakaterenga.