AS120/ PHY130 / TUTORIAL 5 / MAC18-JULY18 / NSZ

TUTORIAL 5
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

1. State the two factors that influence the kinetic energy of a body.

2. An object of mass 0.50 kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velociy of 0.8
ms-1. The maximum height by the object is 2.5 m. Compute the work done
against air resistance?(Ans: W= 12.26 J)

3. A boy pulls a 10.0 kg book rack at rest on a smooth floor with a constant
horizontal force of 1.2 N starting from rest.( Ans:i) KE= 6 J; Vf= 1.0954 ms-1)
i. Compute the change in kinetic energy of the box after the boy has pulled it
a distance of 5.0 m.
ii. Compute the final velocity of the box after the boy has pulled it a distance
of 5.0 m.

4. A 5.0 g apple is thrown straight upward with an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s at a
point of 1.5 m height from ground. Ignoring air friction. (Ans:i) ET= 1.074 J; ii) PE=
1.07 J)
i. Calculate the total mechanical energy of the apple at initial position.
ii. Calculate the potential energy of the apple at maximum position.

5. State the two factors that influence the kinetic energy of a body.

6.

Figure 1
A tractor is used to pull a sled loaded with a firewood through a distance of 20 m
along level ground. The total weight of the sled with the load is 14700 N. The
tractor pulls the sled and load at a constant force F of magnitude 5000 N at an
angle of 36.9° above the horizontal as shown in Figure 1. The ground exerts a
friction force Ff of magnitude 3500 N on the sled. Calculate: (Ans: i)WF= 80 kJ,
ii)WFf=-70 kJ)
i. The work done by constant force F.
ii. The work dobe by frictional force Ff.

7.

Figure 2

“The real secret of succes is enthusiasm” Page 1

 AS120/ PHY130 / TUTORIAL 5 / MAC18-JULY18 / NSZ

A 4.0 kg bead slides on a curved wire, starting from rest at point A as shown in
Figure 2. The wire is frictionless between points A and B. Determine the kinetic
energy of the bead at B. (Ans: Ek= 11.77 J)

8. State work-energy theorem.

9. Explain the Coservation of Energy

10.

Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a worker pushing a wheelbarrow of mass 40 kg with a constant
velocity along a horizontal surface whose coefficient of friction is 0.5. (Ans:
F=318.5 N; b.W= 2758.3 J)
i. What is the force P exerted by the worker if the θ = 30°?
ii. What is the work done by the worker when the wheelbarrow is pushed
through a distance of 10 m?

11. A person pushes a 10 kg cart a distance of 20 m by exerting a 60 N horizontal

force. The frictional resistance force is 50 N. (Ans: WF = 1200 J, Wf = -1000 J;b.
KE= 200 J)
i. How much work is done by each force acting on the cart?
ii. How much kinetic energy does the cart have at the end of the 20 m if it
started from the rest?

12.

Figure 4
What is the increase in potential energy of a 1 kg body when lifted from the floor
to table 1m high as shown in Figure 4? (Ans: Ep= 9.81 J)

13. A constant force of 15 N is applied to an object of mass 5.0 kg at an angle of 35°

with the horizontal. What is the work done by this force on the object if it causes a
displacement of 1.5 m along the horizontal direction?(Ans: W= 18.43 J)

14.

Figure 5

“The real secret of succes is enthusiasm” Page 2

 AS120/ PHY130 / TUTORIAL 5 / MAC18-JULY18 / NSZ

Figure 5 shows a skater travelling at 15 m/s at the foot of a 20° inclined plane
continues to skate up 12.8 m up the slope before coming to a stop. Find the
coefficient of friction between the plane with the skater. (Ans: µ = 0.55 )

15. A 490 N sled is dragged for 12 s along a horizontal path with a constant speed of
1.8 m/s by a rope inclined 35° above the horizontal. Given that the tension in the
rope is 280 N, calculate
i. The distance travelled by the sled [Ans: s = 21.6 m]
ii. The work done by the rope on the sled [Ans: a= 1.67 ms-2]

16. A 155 g baseball is thrown up with a speed of 28 m/s. Find the work done on the
baseball against gravity to reach its maximum height.(Ans: W= -60.76J)

17.

Figure 7

Figure 7 shows a bead slidings on a wire. If friction forces are negligible and the
bead has a velocity of 300 cm/s at A, compute its speed at [Ans:i. VB = 4.768 ms-
1 ; ii. V = 3.311 ms-1
c
i. point B
ii. point C

18. Calculate the average horsepower required to raise a 150 kg drum to a height of
20 m in a time of 1.0 minute. [Ans:P= 490.5 Watt]

19. An engine expends 29.828 kW in propelling a car along a level track at 15.0 ms -1.
Compute the total retarding force acting on the car. [Ans: F= 1.99 kN]

20. A 900 kg car whose motor delivers maximum power of 40.0 h.p to its wheels can
maintain a steady speed of 130 km/h on a horizontal roadway. How large is the
friction force that impedes its motion a this speed? [Ans:Ff= 826 N]

“The real secret of succes is enthusiasm” Page 3