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The document contains a set of physics problems related to work and kinetic energy, including calculations involving forces, friction, and energy transformations. It includes various scenarios such as pushing crates, accelerating particles, and analyzing projectile motion. Each problem is followed by its corresponding answer for reference.

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Problem Set 6: Work and Kinetic Energy

AP Physics C Supplementary Problems

1. To push a 50 kg crate across a floor, a worker applies a force of 200 N, directed


20o above the horizontal. The floor exerts a 175 N force of friction on the crate.
As the crate moves 3.0 m, calculate the work done on the crate by (a) the worker,
(b) the force of friction, (c) the force of gravity, and (d) the normal force of the
floor on the crate. (d) Calculate the total work done on the crate.

2. A worker pushed a 27 kg block 9.2 m along a level floor at constant speed with a
force directed 32o below the horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is
0.20, calculate the amount of work the worker did on the block.

3. A 5.0 kg block moves in a straight line on a horizontal frictionless surface under


the influence of a force that varies with position. Calculate the amount of work
done by the force as the block moves from the origin to x = 8.0 m.

Force (N)
10

0 Position (m)

-5

-10
0 2 4 6 8

4. The force exerted on an object is F = Fo ( x − 1) . Calculate the work done in


xo
moving the object from x = 0 to x = 2xo by evaluating the integral.

5. A spring has a force constant of 15 N/cm. (a) How much work is required to
extend the spring 7.6 mm from its equilibrium position? (b) How much work is
needed to extend the spring an additional 7.6 mm?

6. A proton is being accelerated in a linear accelerator. In each stage of such an


accelerator, the proton is accelerated along a straight line at 3.6 x 1015 m/s2. If a
proton enters such a stage moving initially with a speed of 2.4 x 107 m/s and the
stage is 3.5 cm long, compute (a) its speed at the end of the stage and (b) the gain
in kinetic energy resulting from the acceleration. The mass of the proton is 1.67 x
10-27 kg.

Problems selected from Halliday, D., & Resnick, R. (1993). Fundamentals of Physics (4th ed.). New
York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Work and Kinetic Energy 2

7. A 30 g bullet, initially traveling 500 m/s, penetrates 12 cm into a solid wall. (a)
Calculate the work done by the wall in stopping the bullet. (b) Assume that the
force of the wall on the bullet is constant and calculate its value.

8. (a) Estimate the work done by the force (measured in N) shown on the graph in
displacing a particle from x = 1 m to x = 3 m. (b) Refine your method using
integration to get the exact answer of 6 N.m. The curve is given analytically by
F = a 2 , where a = 9 N.m2.
x

9. A running man has half the kinetic energy that a boy of half his mass has. The
man speeds up by 1.0 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the boy. What
were the original speeds of man and boy?

10. A force acts on a 3.0 kg particle in such a way that the position of the particle as a
function of time is given by x = 3.0t − 4.0t 2 + t 3 , where x is in meters and t is in
seconds. Calculate the work done by the force during the first 4.0 s.

11. A 0.55 kg projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with an initial kinetic
energy of 1550 J and at its highest point is 140 m above the launch point. (a)
Calculate the horizontal component of its velocity. (b) Calculate the vertical
component of its velocity just after launch. (c) At one instant during its flight the
vertical component of its velocity is found to be 65 m/s. At that time, how far is it
above or below the launch point?
Work and Kinetic Energy 3

12. A 2.0 kg block is forced against a horizontal spring of negligible mass,


compressing the spring by 15 cm. When the block is released from the
compressed spring, it moves 60 cm across a horizontal tabletop before coming to
rest. The force constant of the spring is 200 N/m. Calculate the coefficient of
sliding friction between the block and the table.

13. The loaded cab of an elevator has a mass of 3.0 x 103 kg and moves 200 m up the
shaft in 20 s at constant speed. At what average rate does the cable do work on
the cab?

14. A swimmer moves through the water at a speed of 0.22 m/s. The drag force
opposing this motion is 110 N. What power is developed by the swimmer?

15. Each second, 1200 m3 of water passes over a waterfall 100 m high. Assuming
that three-fourths of the kinetic energy gained by the water in falling is converted
to electrical energy by a hydroelectric generator, what is the power output of the
generator? (Note that 1 m3 of water has a mass of 1000 kg).

Answers:
1. a) 564 N.m b) -525 N.m c) 0 N. m d) 0 N.m
.
e) 39 N m
2. 558 N.m
3. 25 N.m
4. 0 N. m
5. a) 0.043 N.m b) 0.130 N.m
7
6. a) 2.88 x 10 m/s b) 2.1 x 10-13 J
7. a) 3750 N.m b) 31,300 N
.
8. a) ~ 6.9 N m b) proof
9. vman = 2.4 m/s, vboy = 4.8 m/s
10. 528 N.m
11. a) 53.7 m/s b) 52.4 m/s, up c) -75.5 m (below)
12. 0.19
13. 2.9 x 105 W
14. 24 W
15. 8.8 x 108 W

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