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Instruction: After completing this activity sheet, save this as PDF File format and upload with
file name on or before the deadline set at online class management platform.
(File name example.: DelaCruzJuan VLS-PFE 4 Work, Energy, and Power -
Activity Sheet.pdf)

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Virtual Laboratory Simulation Manual

PFE 4: Work, Energy, and Power

Summary of Results

Provide the needed information on the space provided. Always take the initial values at +2 m and the
final values at -2 m .

Table 1. Data for Track 1

TRIAL
QUANTITY MEAN CALCULATED
1 2 3
V i (at +2 m) 1167.9 J 1158.1 J 1157.6 J 1161.2 J 1176 J
V f (at -2 m) -1106.2 J -1115.8 J -1116.3 J -1112.77 J -1176 J
∆V -2274.1 J -2273.9 J -2273.9 J -2273.97 J -2352 J
Wg 2274.1 J 2273.9 J 2273.9 J 2273.97 J 2352 J

Table 2. Data for Track 2

TRIAL
QUANTITY MEAN CALCULATED
1 2 3
V i (at +2 m) 1140 J 1133.2 J 1122.3 J 1131.83 J 1176 J
V f (at -2 m) -1321.6 J -1327.9 J -1337.9 J 1329.13 J -1176 J
∆V -2461.6 J -2461.1 J -2460.2 -2460.97 J -2352 J
Wg 2461.6 J 2461.1 J 2460.2 2460.97 J 2352 J

Table 3. Data for Track 3

TRIAL
QUANTITY MEAN CALCULATED
1 2 3
V i (at +2 m) 1145.8 J 1141.9 J 1154.1 J 1147.27 J 1176 J
V f (at -2 m) -1259.7 J -1263 J -1252.8 J -1258.5 J -1176 J
∆V -2405.5 J -2404.9 J -2406.9 J -2405.77 J -2352 J
Wg 2405.5 J 2404.9 J 2406.9 J 2405.77 J 2352 J

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Guide Questions

a. What is/are the force/s acting on the skater?

___ The forces acting on the skater are normal force and weight. These forces lie on the skater’s y-axis.
The weight force is much stronger causing the skater to go down. Thus, the skater’s acceleration is
parallel to the weight
force.______________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Are the length of the tracks from +2 m to -2 m the same? Which of the tracks takes the shortest path
from +2 m to -2 m? Which track takes the longest path?

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c. What can you say about the work done by your answer/s in #1 to the skater in tracks 1, 2, and 3?

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d. Did varying paths affect the work done by your answer/s in #1 to the skater? Explain your answer.

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Conclusion

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Track 1

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Track 3

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