Experiment201:Work,EnergyandPower

MiguelT.Zacarias
DepartmentofCivil,EnvironmentalandGeologicalEngineering
MapuaInstituteofTechnology
1.Conclusion
Work is associated to power. Power can be determined through work by seeing the
period. It is from its definition that power is the rate of doing work at specific
displacement, and it is directly proportional.
The error on first part is from the track because the track must be frictionless. The
track is old so the track has already friction. to minimize the error on this part the
track must be clean using a cloth or a tissue to reduce the friction and to hold the fan
cart to generate constant power before releasing at initial point.
Based on the result and on the data gathered on the first experiment increasing the
displacement every trial doesn't affect the force and work on the cart. By plotting the
data the work and power is directly proportional.
The possible errors on the second part is from measuring the data needed because
the materials used is not accurate and the spring balance is already rusted and too
old.
Based on the data measured and data gathered on the second part of the experiment
when the object is increasing the force is also increasing. The force on the object is
being transformed to potential energy.
The work done by tension in this part is zero, while the work done by gravity is the
same as with the work done by the force but in negative sign.
As object move outward, the work needed to do this against gravitational force is
then being transformed into potential energy.
The total work done to increase the height vertically or horizontally on the object is
equivalent to gravitational potential energy accumulated. Apart from work-energy
theorem, it proves that the work is equal to potential energy.

2. Application
A simple application of work, energy and power is by doing a simple move or is in
motion then work, energy or power likely applies. Everyday, we encounter work, energy and
power even if we just take a glass of water that is actually a work.