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4 Work, energy and power

Use g = 10 N/kg throughout 7 Calculate the stopping distance of a car, with
1 Define work done by a force. a mass of 750 kg travelling at 100 km/hr,
assuming that the brakes can apply a constant
2 What is the relationship between work done
braking force of 1000 N.
by a force on an object and kinetic energy of
that object? 8 How much potential energy does Jack, a boy
weighing 600 N, gain when he walks up a
3 a How much work is required to push a
200 m high hill?
piano 10 m across the room against a
frictional force of 100 N. 9 Using the conservation of mechanical energy
show that a 1 g marble and a 5 kg bowling
b By adding wheels to the bottom of the
ball both hit the ground at a speed of 14 m/s
piano the frictional force can be reduced
when dropped off a building 10 m high.
to 15 N. How much work is now required
to move the piano 10 m across the room? 10 At the beginning of a theatrical performance
the stage curtain needs to be raised quickly to
4 A mother pulls her child in a sledge across a
make a strong impact on the audience.
flat field covered in snow with a rope attached
to the front of the sledge. a What is the required power of an electric
motor used to raise a stage curtain, with a
a How much work does the mother do for
mass of 500 kg, over 15 m in 4 s?
every 100 m that the child travels if she
pulls with a force of 100 N at an angle of b If an electric motor with twice the power
45° to the horizontal? were installed, how long would that take
to raise the curtain?
b If the mother were to use a longer piece of
rope, such that the angle of the rope to the c Why, in practice, does it take more time
horizontal became 20°, how much force than calculated to raise the curtain?
would the mother need to apply to do the d What is the efficiency of the electric
same amount of work? motor if it consumes 187500 J to raise
5 What is the kinetic energy of a 50 g bird flying the curtain.
at 20 m/s?
6 How much work is required to increase the
speed of a car, with a mass of 1000 kg,
a from rest to 10 m/s
b from 10 m/s to 20 m/s?

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