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Work Example 1 A pupil pushing a box on the floor with a force of 500 N and distance 2 m.

How much work is done by the pupil? Example 2 A student lifts a box of mass 10 kg from the floor onto the table, at height of 0.5 m. calculate the amount of work done. Example 3 A boy weighing 50 kg climbs up a staircase of 20 steps. Each step is 20 cm high. Calculate the work done. Example 4 A worker pushes a wheelbarrow for 5 m. the total work done by the worker is 700 J. what is the force exerted on the wheelbarrow? Example 5 A fisherman rows his boat with 50 N force. If the amount of the work done is 1250 J, what is the distance that he has travelled?

Power Example 1 A force of 5N is used to drag a wooden block on a table for 420 cm for 3 second. Calculate the power used. 7W Example 2 An athlete of mass 60 kg has completed one run round the track measuring 200 m in 1 minute. Calculate the power of the athlete. 2000W Example 3 A passenger lift which has a total mass of 250 kg travels from ground floor to the top floor of 50 m high. If the power used is 250 kW, how long does the lift take to reach the top floor? 0.5s Example 4 A scout climbs up a wall for 400 cm high in 8 seconds. If the power used by the scout is 175W, what is the mass of the scout? 35kg

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