Areta, Felyn Roseann R.

CE 1204
21-09647 SCI 402 – Physics 1

1. Define mechanical work.

Mechanical work is defined as the force generated on an object that can affect
the position and amount of movement of the object. In other words, mechanical work is
the amount of energy required to move an object, change its movement characteristics,
or even stop it.

2. State and explain the work-energy theorem.

The principle of work and kinetic energy (also referred to as the law of work
energy) states that the work done by the total of all the forces engaged on the particle is
capable of the change within the kinetic energy of the particle. This definition will be
extended to a rigid body by processing the work of force and the mechanical energy of
rotation.
The work-energy theorem explains the idea that the network of total work done
by all the forces coupled to an object is equal to the change in the kinetic energy of the
object. After the net force is removed (no more work is done), the total energy of the
object changes because of the work done. This idea is expressed in the following
equation:
 is the total work done
 is the change in kinetic energy
 is the final kinetic energy
 is the initial kinetic energy

3. State and explain the Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy.

Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy: The total amount of mechanical
energy is kept constant in a closed system with no dissipative force (friction, air
resistance, etc.). This means that potential energy can be kinetic energy and vice versa,
but energy cannot be "disappeared".
This explains that the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of an object
at a particular point in time is its total mechanical energy. The law of conservation of
energy states that "energy cannot be produced or destroyed." This means that under
conservative force, the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the object
remains constant.