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WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

GENERAL PHYSICS / Grade 12


Q1. What have you observed in the picture?
Q2. Is there work done in this picture? If yes, why do you think so?

SCENARIO
“A Box Being Pushed”
Consider a coordinate system such that we have x as the abscissa and y as the ordinate.
Imagine that a box is being pushed along the x direction. What happens in the following
scenarios?
1. The box is being pushed parallel to the x direction.
2. The box is being pushed at an angle of 45 degrees to the x direction.
3. The box is being pushed at an angle of 60 degrees to the x direction.
4. The box is being pushed at an angle of 90 degrees to the x direction.

Directions: Solve the given problem. Show your solution.


1. Consider two vectors: 𝑫 with a magnitude of 12 and 𝑬 with a magnitude of 26.
The angle between them, 𝜽, is 𝟔𝟖°. What is the scalar product of 𝑫 and 𝑬?
Give your answer to the nearest integer.
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