2.
10 Work, Energy, Powers and Efficiency
1.
(a) A weight lifter lift a barbell
weighing 1000 N from the ground to
a height of 2 m.
How much work is done ?
(b) If the weight lifter hold the barbell
overhead and walk a distance of
0.5 m. How much work is done ?
2. A worker pulls an amplifier along an
inclined plane with a force of 300 N.
300 N
If the distance between the edge of
the plane and the platform is 2.50 m,
calculate the work done by the
worker.
3. The shuttlecock of mass 0.02 kg
moves towards the badminton player
with a velocity of 12 m s-1.
What is the kinetic energy of the
shuttlecock ?
4. The high jumper is clearing a pole of
1.5 m above ground.
If the mass of the high jumper is
60 kg, calculate the maximum
gravitational potential energy of the
high jumper.
5. A spring is stretched from 10 cm to 14
cm by using a force of 30 N. What is
the elastic potential energy stored in
the spring ?
6. A trolley of mass 1 kg moving up a
smooth inclined plane with an initial
velocity 15 m s-1 .
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(a) State the energy transferred when
the trolley moves up the inclined
plane.
(b) Calculate the maximum height,
h ,reached by the trolley.
7. A box of mass 2 kg slides down a
smooth curved ramp.
What is the speed of the box when it
reaches
8m the bottom.
8. A boy is cycling with a force of 35 N
through a distance of 100 m in 30 s.
Calculate
(a) the work done by the boy.
(b) power of the boy.
9. A motor pumps 40 kg of water from
ground level to a height of 6 m in 2
minutes. What is the power output
of the motor ?
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10. A crane lifts a load weighing 2400

N through a height of 4 m in 12 s. If
the power input is 1400 W, what is
the efficiency of the motor used in
the crane ?