Teacher Education Department

SUBMITTED BY: COURSE FACILITATOR:

John Syvel Lorenzo Quintro BEED 3-C Prof. Princess Lydia S. Fuentes

Problem Exercise 4.1

How much work is done in lifting a 2 kg book onto a shelf 1.5 m high?

Solution:

a) Write the given quantities.

m = 2 kg
d = 1.5 m

b) Write the equation.

The equation for work is

W = Fd

But the magnitude of F = magnitude of the weight which is

W = mg

Substitute the equation for the weight into the equation

W = Fd
= mgd

The equation W = mgd is the working equation

c) Substitute the given quantities into the working equation

W = 2 kg x 9.8 m/s² x 1.5 m

d) Do the needed mathematical operation:
W = 19.6 kg m/s2 x 1.5 m
= 29.40 kg m/s² x m

Answer: W = 29.40 N-m or 29.40 joules