Work refers to a physical task accomplished by exerting force over a distance. For work to occur, there must be: a force acting on an object, displacement of the object in the direction of the force, and a component of the force in the direction of motion. Work (W) is calculated as the product of the force (F) and displacement (d): W = Fd. Common units of work include joules (N?m), ergs (dyne?cm), and foot-pounds. Several examples are provided to demonstrate calculating work done by various forces like gravity, friction, and springs.
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Work refers to a task
that is accomplished
by exerting physical
and mental efforts.
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For work to be done, three
conditions must be met:
?There must be a force acting on the
object.
?The object has to move a certain
distance called displacement.
?There must be a component of the
force in the direction of motion.
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The Work done against Gravity
W= m g h
m- mass
g- acceleration due to
gravity (9.8 m/s2)
h- height
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EXAMPLE
Find the work done by a 45.0-N
force in pulling the suitcase at
an angle 500 for a distance s=75.0
m.
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EXAMPLE
A person pulls an 80 kg crate 20
m across level floor using a rope
that is 300 above the horizontal.
The person exerts a force of 150
N on the rope how much work is
done?
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EXAMPLE
A 100-lb wooden box is pushed
across a horizontal floor with a
force of 50-lb. ( ? ? = 0.40). A) Find
the work done in pushing the box
60 ft. B) How much work into
overcoming friction and how much
into accelerating the box?
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EXAMPLE
How much work is done in
lifting a 300-lb load of bricks
to a height of 60 ft on a
building under construction?
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EXAMPLE
Eating a banana enables a
person to perform a bout 4.0x104
J of work. To what height does
eating a banana enable a 60-kg
woman to climb?
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EXAMPLE
A woman drinks a bottle of beer and
proposes to work off its 460-kJ energy
content by exercising with a 20-kg
barbell. If each lift of the barbell from
chest height to over her head is
through 60 cm and the efficiency of her
body is 10% under this circumstances,
how many times must she lift the
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A car of mass m coasts
down a hill inclined at an
angle below the horizontal.
The car is acted on by three
forces: (i) the normal force
exerted by the road, (ii) a
force due to air resistance,
and (iii) the force of gravity,
Find the total work done on
the car as it travels a
distance d along the road.
EXAMPLE
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Calculate the total work done on a 1550-kg car as it coasts
20.4 m down a hill with ? = 5.00
. Let the force due to air
resistance be 15.0 N.
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Kinetic Energy and the Work¨CEnergy Theorem
Work¨CEnergy Theorem
The total work done on an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy:
? ????? = ???
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EXAMPLE
A 4.10-kg box of books is
lifted vertically from rest
a distance of 1.60 m with
a constant, upward
applied force of 52.7 N.
Find (a) the work done by
the applied force, (b) the
work done by gravity, and
(c) the final speed of the
box.
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EXAMPLE
A boy exerts a force of 11.0 N
at 29.0¡ã above the horizontal
on a 6.40-kg sled. Find (a) the
work done by the boy and (b)
the final speed of the sled after
it moves 2.00 m, assuming the
sled starts with an initial
speed of 0.500 m/s and slides
horizontally without friction.
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A block rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A string is
attached to the block, and is pulled with a force of 45.0 N at an
angle above the horizontal. After the block is pulled through a
distance of 1.50 m, its speed is 2.60 m/s, and 50.0 J of work has
been done on it. (a) What is the angle ? (b) What is the mass of
the block?
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At t=1.0 s, a 0.40-kg object is falling with a
speed of 6.0 m/s. At t=2.0 s, it has a kinetic
energy of 25 J. (a) What is the kinetic
energy of the object at t=1.0 s? (b) What is
the speed of the object at t=2.0 s? (c) How
much work was done on the object
between t=1.0 s and t=2.0 s?
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Work Done by a Variable Force
? = ?? = ? (?2 ? ?1) ? = ?? = ? ?1 + ?(?2 ? ?1)
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(a) A continuously varying force can be approximated by a series of constant
values that follow the shape of the curve. (b) The work done by the continuous
force is approximately equal to the area of the small rectangles corresponding
to the constant values of force shown in part (a). (c) In the limit of an infinite
number of vanishingly small rectangles, we see that the work done by the force
is equal to the area between the force curve and the x axis.
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Work to Stretch or Compress a Spring a Distance
x from Equilibrium
? =
1
2
??2
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EXAMPL
E
The spring in a
pinball launcher
has a force
constant of 405
N/m. How much
work is required
to compress the
spring a distance
of 3.00 cm?
Suppose the block as shown(a) has a
mass of 1.5 kg and moves with an
initial speed of v0=2.2 m/s. Find the
compression of the spring, whose
force constant is 475 N/m, when the
block momentarily comes to rest.
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A spring with a force constant of
3.5x104 N/m is initially at its
equilibrium length. (a) How much
work must you do to stretch the
spring 0.050 m? (b) How much
work must you do to compress it
0.050 m?
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An object is acted on
by the force. What is
the final position of
the object if its
initial position is x =
0.40 m and the work
done on it is equal to
(a) 0.21 J, or (b) -
0.19 J?
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The force acts on a 1.7-kg
object whose initial speed
is 0.44 m/s and initial
position is 0.27 m. (a)
Find the speed of the
object when it is at the
location 0.99 m . (b) At
what location would the
object¡¯s speed be 0.32
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Power
Power is a measure of how quickly work is done.
? =
? ?
? ?
(?????)
1 horsepower=1hp=746 watts
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To pass a slow-moving truck, you want your
fancy car 1300-kg to accelerate from 13.4 m/s
(30.0 mi/h) to 17.9 m/s (40.0 mi/h) in 3.00 s.
What is the minimum power required for this
pass?
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It takes a force of 1280 N to keep a 1500-kg
car moving with constant speed up a slope of
5.00¡ã. If the engine delivers 50.0 hp to the
drive wheels, what is the maximum speed of
the car?
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The work a conservative force does on an
object in moving it from A to B is path
independent - it depends only on the end
points of the motion. Examples: the force of
gravity and the spring force are
conservative forces. For a non-
conservative (or dissipative) force, the
work done in going from A to B depends on
the path taken. Examples: friction and air
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Work done by gravity on a closed path is zero
Conservative Force: Definition 1
A conservative force is a force that does
zero total work on any closed path.
Conservative Force: Definition
2
If the work done by a force in going from
an arbitrary point A to an arbitrary point
B is independent of the path from A to B,
the force is conservative.
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D I F F E R E N T PAT H S , D I F F E R E N T F O RC E S
(a) A 4.57-kg box is moved with constant speed from A to B along the two paths
shown at left below. Calculate the work done by gravity on each of these paths. (b)
The same box is pushed across a floor from A to B along path 1 and path 2 at right
below. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface is 0.63
how much work is done by friction along each path?
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Potential Energy (U) and the Work Done by
Conservative Forces
Potential Energy, U
When a conservative force does an amount of
work Wc (the subscript c stands for
conservative), the corresponding potential
energy U is changed according to the following
definition:
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An 82.0-kg mountain climber is in the final stage of the
ascent of 4301-m-high Pikes Peak. What is the change in
gravitational potential energy as the climber gains the last
100.0 m of altitude? Let be (a) at sea level or (b) at the top of
the peak.
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Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
In systems with conservative forces only, the mechanical energy E is conserved;
that is, E =U + K=constant
(a) A set of keys falls to the floor.
Ignoring frictional forces, we know that
the mechanical energy at points i and f
must be equal; Ef=Ei .Using this
condition, we can find the speed of the
keys just before they land. (b) The same
physical situation as in part (a), except
this time we have chosen y=0 to be at
the point where the keys are dropped.
As before, we set Ei=Ef to find the speed
of the keys just before they land. The
result is the same.
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At the end of a graduation
ceremony, graduates fling their
caps into the air. Suppose a
0.120-kg cap is thrown straight
upward with an initial speed of
7.85 m/s, and that frictional
forces can be ignored. (a) Use
kinematics to find the speed of
the cap when it is 1.18 m above
the release point. (b) Show that
the mechanical energy at the
release point is the same as the
mechanical energy 1.18 m
above the release point.
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A ball at the end of a 180-cm long string
as a pendulum. the ball¡¯s speed is 400
cm/s as it passes through its lowest
position.
a.to what height above his position will
it rise before stopping?
b.what angle does the pendulum then to
make to the vertical?
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In the bottom of the ninth
inning, a player hits a 0.15-kg
baseball over the outfield
fence. The ball leaves the bat
with a speed of 36 m/s, and a
fan in the bleachers catches it
7.2 m above the point where it
was hit. Assuming frictional
forces can be ignored, find (a)
the kinetic energy of the ball
when it is caught and (b) its
speed when caught.
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Swimmers at a water park can enter a pool using one of two
frictionless slides of equal height. ºÝºÝߣ 1 approaches the water with
a uniform slope; slide 2 dips rapidly at first, then levels out. Is the
speed v2 at the bottom of slide 2 (a) greater than, (b) less than, or (c)
the same as the speed v1 at the bottom of slide 1?
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A 55-kg skateboarder
enters a ramp moving
horizontally with a speed
of 6.5 m/s and leaves the
ramp moving vertically
with a speed of 4.1 m/s.
Find the height of the
ramp, assuming no energy
loss to frictional forces.
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A 1.70-kg block slides on a horizontal, frictionless surface
until it encounters a spring with a force constant of 955
N/m. The block comes to rest after compressing the spring
a distance of 4.60 cm. Find the initial speed of the block.
(Ignore air resistance and any energy lost when the block
initially contacts the spring.)
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Initially, the spring is
compressed 4.60 cm and
the block is at rest. When
the block is released, it
accelerates upward. Find
the speed of the block when
the spring has returned to
its equilibrium position.
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Work Done by Nonconservative Forces
NOTE:
positive nonconservative work
increases the total mechanical
energy of a system, while
negative nonconservative work
decreases the mechanical
energy¡ª and converts it to other
forms.
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Deep in the forest, a 17.0-g leaf falls from a tree and drops
straight to the ground. If its initial height was 5.30 m and
its speed on landing was 1.3 m/s, how much
nonconservative work was done on the leaf?
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A 95.0-kg diver steps off a diving board and drops into the
water 3.00 m below. At some depth d below the water¡¯s
surface, the diver comes to rest. If the nonconservative
work done on the diver is what is the depth, d?