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W = Fs
100 N
= 100 × 5
= 500 J
W = Fscosθ
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WORK|Example Question #2
A toy car is pulled along by a piece of string which is at 30° to
the horizontal. Calculate the work done in pulling the toy if the
tension in the string is 10 N, and it is pulled along 5 m.
10 N
30°
5m
W = Fscosθ
= 10 × 5 × cos30°
= 43.3 J
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WHAT IS ENERGY?
ENERGY is the measure of the ability of an object or a
system to perform work. There are many types of energy:
A bungee jumper’s
gravitational potential energy
is changed into kinetic energy
as they jump, and then stored
as elastic potential energy as
the bungee rope stretches.
ΔEp = mgΔh
= 0.250 × 9.81 × 2
= 4.9 J
Ep = mgh
= 80 × 9.81 × 5
= 3924 J
½mv² = mgΔh
P = Fv
F=p/v
= (200 × 2) / 10
= 40 N