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g - Calculating the Amount of wey 1. Apply the work equation to determine the amount of work done by the applied force in each of the three situations described below, Check Your Understan: Diagram A Diagram B Diagram C 1 1 ee A (al Sencar We FACOSO AFrt00 4S sks 4 iste We (15.48) (6 O-S We 100-5 tos @ 13k \ cr) we5vot \ L o vata An upcardtorcs Mapped | WE 147-8 CC® Ranks, SMeciter Sung” wenger Be cseonta dotanon or Wo Bint 2. on many occasions, there mor than one force actQ@Np BAe A fly annls a agram wich depts te pend te creaton ofa the forces acing upon ov oberon examin ceseslens tnd tl ecempanying ee body Sgro shore forces acting upon on sb Preach ese’ leat with frets) are Cong wore pon tne obec. Then Gate ine wort done by these ces, Free-Body Forces Doing Amount of Work Diagram Work Done fon the Object by Each Force A 10-N forces is applied to push a block across a friction free surface for a displacement of 5.0 m to the rigl Frorm=20N NOW Fr We 10-5 cos @ + Fapp= 10. Forav-208 WoW A 10-N frictional force slows a moving block to a stop after a displacement of 5.0 m to the right. 208 _ ‘G W=10°5 cos Bo A 10-N force is applied to push a block across a frictional surface at constant speed, for a a now ee Fersoe Fertoe Fyray-20 3. A force of 50 N acts on the block at the angle shown In the diagram. The block moves a horizontal distance of 3.0 m. How much work is done by the applied force? Faesv We FA cos@ We 5U-3 Cos 30 4, How much work is done by an applied force to lift @ 15-Newton block 3.0 meters vertically at a constant speed? IS-3-coso - 5. Calculate the work done by a 2.0-N force (directed at a 30° angle to the vertical) to move a : 500 gram box a horizontal distance of 400 cm across a rough floor at a constant speed of 0.5 mm/s. (HINT: Be cautious with the uns.) 2.0N Om dm We Fxcos © Hos vo Floor Check Your Understanding - Potential Energy Check your understanding of the concept of potential energy by answering the following questions. When finished, click the button to view the answers. 1, A carts loaded with a brick and pulled at constant speed along an inclined plane to the height of a seat-top. If the mass of the loaded cart Is 3.0 kg and the height of the seat top is 0.45 meters, then what is the potential eneray of the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top? GPE=magh GPE = 3-4.8-0.9F Check Your Understanding — Kinetic Energy 1. Determine the kinetic energy of a 625-kg roller coaster car that Is moving with a speed of 18.3 m/s. KES dmv? = 2 gee: 83% KE= lou, es3 2, If the roller coaster car in the above problem were moving with twice the speed, then what would be its new kinetic energy? R2V = x4 KE @ hitting the bucket of water. IfMissy's mass is 40 kg, then what is her speed? . L ial Kes 2oove 4 (voy ‘4. &.900-kg compact car moving at 60 mi/hr has approximately 320 000 Jot energy if its moving at 30 mifhr. (HINT: use the kinetic energy equation as a “ie 0 Ve sped ic 4 ve KE = 80,000) Estimate its new kinetic

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