WORK

1. A 50-kg crate is pulled 40 m along a horizontal floor by a constant force

exerted by a person,

Fp

= 100 N, which acts at

rough and exerts a friction force

F fr

37

angle. The floor is

= 50 N. Determine the work done by

each force acting on the crate, and the net work done on the crate.
Ans.

W p=3200 J
W net =1200 J
W fr =2000 J

ENERGY
2. A 145-g baseball is thrown with a speed of 25 m/s. (a) What is its kinetic
energy? (b) How much work was done on the ball to make it reach this speed,
if it started from rest?
Ans.
(a) KE = 45 J
(b) Since the initial kinetic energy was zero, the net work done is just equal to the
final kinetic energy, 45 J.
WORK
3. How much work is required to accelerate a 1000-kg car from 20 m/s to 30
m/s?
Ans.
W = 2.5 x

10

WORK
4. An automobile traveling 60 km/h can brake to stop within a distance of 20 m.
If the car is going twice as fast, 120 km/h, what is its stopping distance? The
maximum braking force is approximately independent of speed.
Ans.
If the cars initial speed is doubled, the stopping distance is
80 m.
POWER

(2)2=4

as great, or

5. A pump is to lift 8.00 kg of water per minute through a height of 3.50 m.

What output rating (watts) should the pump motor have?
Ans. 4.57 W
POWER
6. Calculate the power required of a 1400-kg car when it climbs a

10

hill (a

fairly steep hill) at a steady 80 km/h.

Ans. 91 hp.
ENERGY
7. A spring has a spring constant, k, of 440 N/m. How much must this spring be
stretched to store 25 J of potential energy?
Ans. 0.34 m
ENERGY
8. By how much does the gravitational potential energy of a 64-kg pole vaulter
change if his center of mass rises about 4 m during the jump?

103

Ans. 2.5 x

ENERGY AND WORK

9. A 55-kg hiker starts at an elevation of 1600 m and climbs to the top of a
3100-m peak. (a) What is the hikers change in potential energy? (b) What is
the minimum work required of the hiker?
Ans.
(a) 8.1 x

105

(b) 8.1 x

105

WORK
10.Determine the work a hiker must do on a 15.0-kg backpack to carry it up a
hill of height h = 10.0 m.
Ans. 1470 J