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TUTORIAL 6 - Work, Power and Energy
Question 1
a) States the Work-Energy Theorem.
Azmi pulled a 26 kg block with force inclined at 20o along a horizontal surface at a constant
speed of 3 km/h. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the surface and the block is 0.16.
i) Determine the magnitude of pulling force, F applied by Azmi on the block.
ii) Find the work done by Azmi if he moves the block 120 m along the path.
iii) Find the work done by the friction force.
Ans: 41.04 N, 4627.80 J, - 4627.65 J
Question 2
Consider a ball of mass 2 kg rolling on the smooth surface as shown in figure below.
a) If the ball starts from rest at point A, finds its speed at point B.
b) If the ball is observed to reach point C with speed 5 ms-1, what must have been its initial
velocity at point A?
Ans: 9.90 ms-1, 11.10 ms-1
Question 3
a) A body P of mass 300 g is placed on an inclined plane of angle 30 from horizontal. The
coefficient of friction between the body and surface is 0.1. The body is released from rest.
After P has moved down the plane for a distance of 60 cm, calculate
i) Work done by gravity
ii) Work done by friction
b) A 2000 kg elevator starts from rest and is pulled upward with a constant acceleration of 4
ms-2.
i) Find the tension in the supporting cable.
ii) Compute work done by the tension in the supporting cable at h = 5 m.
Ans: 0.883 J, - 0.153 J, 27620 N, 138.1 Kj
Question 4
A block of mass 15 kg initially at rest is pulled 2.50 m from point A to point B by a force, F = 25
N as shown in figure above. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the floor
is 0.122, calculate
a) the work done by the force F
b) the frictional force acts on a block
Ans: 54.13 Nm, 16.43 N
Question 5
a) An object is pushed 2 m along a horizontal plane with a constant force, F = 60000 N.
Calculate the work done by F.
b) A body of mass m = 4.5 g is dropped from rest at a height h = 10.5 m above the Earths
surface. Neglecting the air resistance, what will its speed is just before it strikes the ground?
Show your calculation by using work energy theorem.
Ans: 103.92 kJ, 14.35 ms-1
Question 6
A 750 kg automobile is moving at 20 ms-1 at a height of 5 m above the bottom of a hill when it
runs out of gasoline. The cars coasts down the hill and then continue coasting up the other side
until it comes to rest. Ignoring the frictional forces and the air resistance,
a) What is the cars total energy at the height of 5 m above the bottom of the hill?
b) What is the cars velocity when it reaches the bottom of the hill?
c) What is the highest position the car reaches when it continues coasting up the other side of the
hill?
Ans: 186.79 kJ, 22.32 ms-1, 25.39 m
Question 7
a) A 20 N tensional force drags an 8 kg block a horizontal distance of 40 m as shown in figure.
The force acts at an angle of 37 0 with the horizontal. Assume k = 0.2 and that the time required
is 1 min. Compute:
i) the work done by the tensional force
ii) the work done by the friction force
iii) total work done on the block
iv) the average power that is employed
Question 7
i) State Work-Energy Theorem
ii) The driver of a 1200 kg car notices that the car slows from 20 m/s to 15 m/s as it coasts a
distance of 130 m along level ground. How large a force opposes the motion?
Ans: 638.9 J, - 531.55 J, 107.35 J, 1.79 watt, 807.7 N
Question 8
a) A 60 N force pushes a 10 kg block a horizontal distance of 40 m as shown in figure above.
The force acts at an angle of 40 0 with the horizontal and the coefficient of kinetic friction
between the object and plane is, k = 0.2. Compute:
i) the work done by the force
ii) the work done by the friction force
iii) total work done on the block
b) An advertisement claims that a certain 1200 kg car can accelerate from rest to a speed of
25 m/s in a time of 8.0 s. What average power must the motor produce to cause this acceleration?
Ignore friction losses.
Ans: 1838.5 J, 1093.6 J, 744.9 J, 46875 W
Question 9
A smooth track ABCD, a marble moving towards D, passes point A at a speed of 20 ms-1 as
shown in figure above.
a) compute the speed of the marble passes point C
b) will the marble reach position D? show your calculation
Ans: 14.276 m s-1, Yes
