Physics course – Foundation II

PH003
Fall - 2021

Lecture 6
By :
Dr. Nader Shehata

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 Today

Energy and power

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 What is energy

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 Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem

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 Example

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 Example

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 Example

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No. Kinetic energy is always positive [ from law].

If mass is doubled and v is reduced to half

The right answer is c

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 Potential energy

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 Gravitational potential energy

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y or

y may be positive or negative

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 Conservation of energy

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In case we have friction :

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 Example
Consider the car in figure. The car starts at position A with
an initial height hA = 20 m and speed vA = 15 m/s. Find :

(a) The speed of the car when it reaches the top of the track
at position B, where hB = 25 m, and
(b) the speed of the car when it reaches the bottom of the
track, where hC = 0.

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Solution

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 Example

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 Example

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 Example

• Consider the skateboarder in Figure . If she has a

mass of 55 kg, an initial velocity of 20 m/s, and a
velocity of 12 m/s at the top of the ramp, what is the
work done by friction on the skateboarder? Ignore the
kinetic energy of the wheels of the skateboard.

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 Solution

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 Example

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Use mass of 10 kg

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 Solution

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Power

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Power

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 Example
An electric motor is rated to have a maximum power
output of 0.75 hp [1 hp = 745.7 W ]. If this motor is
being used to lift a crate of mass 200 kg, how fast (i.e.,
at what speed) can it lift the crate? Hint: Assume the
only other force on the crate is the force of gravity.

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