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DYNAMICS: WORK, ENERGY & POWER

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Work Done
Definition:
The product of the force and the
distance
moved in the direction of the force.

Doing work is a way of transferring

energy.
amount of work done amount of energy
transferred
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Example
A man pulls a box
horizontally using a rope.
The force provided by the
rope is 200 N, at an angle
of 30 to the horizontal.
Calculate the work done if
the box moves 5.0 m along
the ground.
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Example
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Work Done
Since
The joule is defined as the amount of
work done when a force of 1 newton
moves a distance of
1 metre in the direction of the force.
And since work done energy transferred
A joule is also the amount of energy
transferred when a force of 1 newton
moves a distance of
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Work Done
NOTE: For a force to do work, there must
be movement in the direction of the
force.
Examples:
Pushing a car to start it moving.
Work is done
Pushing a lorry but it doesnt move.
No work done
Lifting weights.
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Examples:
Holding weights above your head.
No work done
Satellite orbiting the Earth.
No work done
A falling stone.
Work is done
Waitress carrying a tray of food
No work done
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Gravitational Potential Energy

Equation

This equation only applies for relatively

small changes in height
Reason: the value of varies for large
Essential the same as
You DONT NEED a force greater than
the weight of the object being raised to
lift it upwards.
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Kinetic Energy
Equation
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Kinetic Energy
Derivation:
Assuming an object accelerates from rest

Multiplying at both sides

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Kinetic Energy
Transformation of energy:
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Example
Ignoring friction and
assume both slides
have the same path
length:
(a)Who will be traveling
faster at the bottom?
(b) Who reaches the
bottom first?
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Kinetic Energy
Derivation:
Assuming an object accelerates from rest

Multiplying at both sides

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POWER
Equation:
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POWER
For a moving object with velocity :
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