ACTIVIDAD 6.

EJERCICIOS ENERGÍA Y TRABAJO

1. A 400 kg satellite is placed in a circular orbit 6394 km above the surface of the
earth. At this elevation the acceleration of gravity is 4.09 m/s 2. Knowing that its
orbital speed is 20 000 km/h, determine the kinetic energy of the satellite.

2. A 1000 lb. satellite is placed in a circular orbit 3000 mi above the surface of the
earth. At this elevation the acceleration of gravity is 8.03 ft/s 2.Knowing that its
orbital speed is 14 000 mi/h, determine the kinetic energy of the satellite.

3. A 8 lb. stone is dropped from a height h and strikes the ground with a velocity of
85 ft/s. a) Find the kinetic energy of the stone as it strikes the ground and the
height h from which it was dropped. b) Solve part a, assuming that the same stone
is dropped on the moon. (Acceleration of gravity on the moon = 5.31 ft/s 2).

4. An automobile weighing 4250 lb starts from

rest at point A on a 6° incline and coasts
through a distance of 500 ft to point B. The
brakes are then applied, causing the
automobile to come to a stop at point C, 70 ft
from B. Knowing that slipping is impending
during the brakind period and neglecting air
resistence and rolling resistence, determine:
a) the speed of the automobile at point B, b)
the coefficiente of static friction between the
tires and the road.

5.Skid marks on a drag race track indicate that the rear (drive) wheels of a car skid
for the first 18 m and roll with slipping impending during the remainning 382 m. The
front wheels of the car are just off the ground for the first 18 m, and for the
remaninder of the race 75 percent of the weight of th car is on the rear wheels.
Knowing that the speed of the car is 58 km/h at the end of the first 18 m and that
the coefficient of the kinetic friction is 80 percent of the coefficient of the static
friction, determine the speed of th car at the end of the 400 m track. Ignore air
resistance and rolling resistance.