Homework 6

Solve the following problems:

1) How much work is done by the gravitational force when a 250 kg pile driver falls 2.8
m?
w = 2500 N
W = F d cos Ө
W = w d cos 0
W = 2500 × 2.8 = 7000 J
2) A 65 kg firefighter climbs a fight of stairs 20 m high. How much work is required?
w = 650 N
W = F d cos Ө
Ww = 650 × 20 × cos 180o = -13000 J
WFN = 650 × 20 × cos 0 = 13000 J
Wnet = Ww + WFN = -13000 + 13000 = 0
3) How much work did you do pushing a heavy box horizontally 10.3 m across a rough
floor by exerting force 784 N without acceleration?
∑F = 0
Fr = FP = 784N FP = 784
W = F d cos Ө N
WFP = 784 × 10.3 = 8075.2 J Fr = 784
N d = 10.3
WFr = 784 × 10.3 × -1 = -8075.2 J
m
Wnet = WFP + WFr = 8075.2 – 8075.2 = 0
4) A grocery cart with mass of 18 kg is being pushed 15 m a long a horizontal rough
floor with a constant speed by a force FP = 14 N which acts at an angle of 20 o to the
horizontal. Find the work done by each of the forces (w, FN, FP, Fr).
FP = 14 FN
W = F d cos Ө
N
WFN = 0
20o
Ww = 0 Fr
=13.15N
WFP = 13.15 ×15×cos0 = 197.25 J d = 15
WFr = -197.25 w m
Wnet = 0 J
5) How much work is required to stop a 1300 kg car traveling at 20 m/s within 10
seconds.
a= = = -2 m/s2

d= t + a t2

d = 20 × 10 + × -2 × 100
d = 100 m
F = ma
F = 1300 × -2
F = -2600 N
WF = F d cos Ө
WF = -2600 × 100 × cos 180o
 WF = 260000 J

6) How much work is done by the horizontal force FP = 150 N on the 20 kg block when
the force pushes the block 5 m up the 30o frictionless inclined surface?
W = F d cos Ө FP sin
F
WFP = 150 × 5 × cos 30o 30o
WFP = 649.5 J N m = 20
FP = 150 kg d=5
N m
WFN = 0 FP cos
Ww = 200 sin 30o × 5 × cos 180o 30o w sin
30
30o
Ww = -500 J o
w cos
Wnet = 649.5 – 500 = 149.5 J w 30o
7) A block of the mass 20 kg is dragged 5 m by FP = 500 N on an inclined friction
surface as shown in the figure:
F
a) Draw a free body diagram for the block.
N
FP

d=5
m
w sin
o
F 37 37 w cos
o
r w 37o

b) Find the work done by all forces acting on the block each alone.
WFN = 0
Ww cos 37o = 0
WFP = FP d = 500 × 5 = 2500 J
WFr = Fr d cos 180o = 379.64 ×5×cos180= -1898.2 J
Ww sin 37o = w sin 37o d cos 180o = 120 × 5 × -1 = -601.8 J
c) The net work done on the block.
Wnet = 0 J