Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
District III
CARAGA REGIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

ANSWER SHEET
Name: Dave Angelo C. Iligan Subject: General Physics 1
Grade and Section: Grade 12- Michael Faraday Teacher: Ms. Hazel Oliquino
Learning Activities
General Directions: Work on Activities 1-3 that follow. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
Show your complete solution.

Activity 1. CALCULATING DOT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS

INSTRUCTIONS: Find the dot product and the angle between each of the following pairs of
vectors:
1) = 2𝑖+ 3𝑗+ 𝑘 and = −4𝑖+ 2𝑗− 𝑘

2) = 3𝑖+ 5𝑗 and = 10 𝑖+ 6 𝑗
3) = −2𝑖+ 6𝑗 and = 2𝑖− 3𝑗

Activity 2. POSITIVE, NEGATIVE AND ZERO WORK

INSTRUCTIONS: Provide at least two example situations where the work done is positive,
negative and zero. (2 examples for each type of work done)
Positive Work:
(a) When a body travels on a horizontal surface, forces and displacements operate in the
direction of the forward path taken by the body. Positive work is the kind of work that is
completed in this situation.
(b) Pushing a box through a distance.
Negative Work:
(a) The work was done by gravity on a rocket that was traveling perpendicular to the sky.
(b) Work done by friction when we walk.
Zero Work:
(a) Whenever we move while holding an item, the force acting on the object operates in the
downward direction, whilst the displacement acting in the forward direction.
(b) Pushing a wall.

Activity 3. CALCULATING PROBLEMS INVOLVING WORK

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following problems and show your complete solution.
1. A crate is pulled a distance of 4 m across the floor under the influence of a 50-N force applied
by a rope to the crate. What is the work done on the crate by the 50-N force if
(a) the rope is horizontal, parallel to the floor?
Given:
d= 4m is the distance moved by the crate.
F= 50 N is the force acting on the crate.
Solution:

𝑚
𝑚𝑜
Answer: Therefore, the work is done on the crate is 200J.
 (b) the rope pulls at an angle to the floor so that the horizontal component of the 50-N force
is 30 N?
Given:
d= 4 m
𝑖 𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑛 𝑜 𝑜 𝑝 𝑙𝑙 𝑙 𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜
Solution:

𝑚
𝑚𝑜
Answer: Therefore, the work is done on the crate is 120J.

2. You push your physics book 1.50 m along a horizontal tabletop with a horizontal push of 2.40
N while the opposing force of friction is 0.600 N. How much work does each of the following
forces do on the book:
(a) your 2.40-N push,
Given:
d= 1.50 m
F= 2.40 N
Solution:

(b) the friction force,

(c) the normal force from the tabletop, and

 There is no work done by the normal force in the book because there is no up or
down movement in line with the normal force .
(d) gravity?
 There is no work done by the gravity in the book because there is no up or down
movement in line with the force of gravity.
(e) What is the net work done on the book?

3. A loaded grocery cart is rolling across a parking lot in a strong wind. You apply a constant
force = (30 − 4 )𝑗to the cart as it undergoes a displacement = −9. 𝑚)𝑖− (3.0𝑚)𝑗.
How much work does the force you apply do on the grocery cart?

F ∙ = (30 ∙ [−9. 𝑚] + −4 ∙ [−3. 𝑚])

F ∙ = −27 + 120
F ∙ = −150 J
Reflection

1. The dot or scalar product and the vector product are the two
ways of multiplying vectors.
2. Work is done by exerting a force on a body while that body
moves from one place to another—that is, it undergoes a
displacement.
3. When the force has a component in the same direction as the
displacement ( between zero and 90°), 𝑜 𝜃 is positive and the
work W is positive.

1. The scalar product of two vectors can be constructed by

taking the component of one vector in the direction of the other
and multiplying it times the magnitude of the other vector.
2. Work can also be negative or zero.

1. Calculating the dot or scalar product of vectors.