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Power Worksheet

The document discusses power, including defining power and its units, solving power problems using basic formulas, distinguishing between power and work, and using proper equations to calculate power. Several example problems are provided with step-by-step solutions for calculating work, force, and power.

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Topics covered

  • potential energy,
  • mechanical advantage,
  • power unit,
  • elevator power,
  • physics formulas,
  • power in human activity,
  • real-world physics problems,
  • mass and weight,
  • force-distance relationship,
  • power in daily life
47 views3 pages

Power Worksheet

The document discusses power, including defining power and its units, solving power problems using basic formulas, distinguishing between power and work, and using proper equations to calculate power. Several example problems are provided with step-by-step solutions for calculating work, force, and power.

Uploaded by

herrerajamaicamae
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
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Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • potential energy,
  • mechanical advantage,
  • power unit,
  • elevator power,
  • physics formulas,
  • power in human activity,
  • real-world physics problems,
  • mass and weight,
  • force-distance relationship,
  • power in daily life

Power

Objectives:

At the end of this lesson, students should be able to

-Define power and its unit

-Solve problems about power

-Understand how to calculate power using basic formulas

-Distinguish between power and work

-Use proper equations to calculate the power.

Try it yourself!

1.During the Powerhouse lab, Jerome runs up the stairs, elevating his 102 kg body a vertical
distance of 2.29 meters in a time of 1.32 seconds at a constant speed.

a. Determine the work done by Jerome in climbing the stair case.

b. Determine the power generated by Jerome.

Solution:

a. F=mg
=( 102 kg ) ( 9.81 meter per sec 2 )
=1000.62 N

W= Fd
=(1000. 62 N) (2.29 m)
= 2291.4198 Nm or 2291.42 Nm

Work
b. P=
time
2291.4198 Nm
=
1.32 s
=1.735.92 W

2.A new conveyor system at the local packaging plan will utilize a motor-powered mechanical arm to
exert an average force of 890 N to push large crates a distance of 12 meters in 22 seconds.
Determine the power output required of such a motor.

Solution :

Fxd
P=
t
( 890 N )( 12 m )
=
22 s
= 485.45 W

3.A person weighing 62 kilograms gets on an elevator. The elevator lifts the person 6 m in 10
seconds.

How much power was used?

Solution:

F=mg
= (62 kg)( 9.81meter per sec 2)

=608.22 N

Fxd
W=
t
( 608.22 N )( 6 m )
=
10 s
6649.32 Nm
=
10 s
=664.932 W

4.A person of mass 70kg runs up a flight of stairs with a vertical height of 5m. If the trip takes 7s to
complete, calculate the person’s power.

Solution:

F=mg
=(70 kg)(9.81meter per sec 2)

=686.7 N

Fxd
P=
t
( 686.7 N ) (5 m )
=
7s
3433.5 Nm
=
7s
=490.5 W

5.A box is pushed across the floor for a distance of 5 meters with a force of 50 N in 5 seconds.

a.) how much work is done


b.) what is the power?

Solutions:

a. W =Fxd
=(50N) (5m)
=250 Nm or 250 J

Work
b. P=
time
250 J
=
5s
=50 W

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