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Physics
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School
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Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step
as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need
to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the
lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-
check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust
that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they
can best help you on your home-based learning.
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Objectives: After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. use potential energy diagrams to infer force; stable, unstable,
and neutral equilibria; and turning points;
2. solve problems involving work, energy, and power in context
such as, but not limited to, bungee jumping, design of a roller-
coasters, number of people required to build structure such as
the Great Pyramid and the rice terraces; power and energy
requirement of human activities such as sleeping vs. sitting vs.
standing, running vs. walking;
3. differentiate center of mass and geometric center; and
4. relate the motion of center of mass of a system to the
momentum and net external force acting on a system.
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. The energy of an object due to its position relative to the earth’s surface is
_____________________________.
a. elastic potential energy
b. gravitational potential energy
c. kinetic energy
d. mechanical energy
3. These are graphs or figures that analyze the energy interactions and outcomes in a
system, show the transformation of energy, and show the interaction of forces during
energy transformations.
a. Equilibrium and energy diagrams c. Pie graphs
b. Bar Charts d. Free-body diagrams
6. Position where the net assumed conservative, net force on a particle, given by the
slope of its potential energy curve, is zero.
a. turning point c. stable equilibrium
b. equilibrium point d. unstable equilibrium
10. The mass-weighted average of the position of each particle making the body is
a. center of gravity c. geometric center
b. center of mass d. origin
11. The arithmetic mean position of all the points in the figure is
a. center of gravity c. geometric center
b. center of mass d. origin
12. Which of the following marks the geometric center of the triangle ABC?
a. c.
b. d.
14. What is the work done by gravity on a 7.5kg stone thrown from a height of 1.5m
above the ground when it has risen to a height of 2.1m above the ground?
a. 44.1J c. 14.4 J
b. -44.1J d. -14.4 J
15. A 1500g rock is released from rest at a height of 3m. Ignoring air resistance,
determine the gravitational potential energy.
a. 44.1 J c. 4410 J
b. 441 J d. 44100 J
What is It
Basic Concepts
Concepts Discussion
Turning Turning
point E=K+U=constant point
𝟏 𝟐
U 𝑼(𝒙) = 𝒌𝒙
𝟐
-xmax Slope +xmax
X0=0
Source: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-osuniversityphysics/chapter/8-4-
potential-energy-diagrams-and-stability/
Since the kinetic energy goes to zero when 𝑈(𝑥𝑡 ) = 𝐸𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 , the
particle must come to a stop as it approaches 𝑥𝑡 . In general
the force will push in the direction where it came from, so the
particle will turn around there.
Equilibrium Point • Position where the net assumed conservative, net force on
a particle, given by the slope of its potential energy curve,
is zero.
𝑑𝑈
• Zero force means that 0 = 𝐹𝑥 = − .
𝑑𝑥
Energy(
E=K+U=constant
J)
K Equilibrium
point
𝟏 𝟐
U 𝑼(𝒙) = 𝒌𝒙
𝟐
-xmax Slope X0=0 +xmax
Source: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-osuniversityphysics/chapter/8-4-
potential-energy-diagrams-and-stability/
Solution:
At points A and C, the skateboarder will experience a force pushing him away
from the points as it moves away already while at point B, the skateboarder will
experience a force that is restoring him to this point as he moves away.
Given:
m = 15
h = 1.5
Solution:
(a) Work done W is equal to the potential energy P = mgh
𝑚
𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔ℎ = (15 𝑘𝑔) (9.8 2 ) (1.5 𝑚) = 220.5 𝐽
𝑠
(b) Power is calculated as the amount of work done per unit of time
𝑊
𝑃=
𝑡
Since the number of blocks lifted were 5, the amount of work done is changed to
Wtotal = 5 (220.5 J) = 1,102.5 J. Thus,
1,102.5 𝐽
𝑃= = 18.375 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
60 𝑠
Solution:
We will find the center of mass of water molecule in the same manner as finding
the center of mass of other objects.
(a) For the oxygen atom (x0, y0) = (0,0)
(b) For the top hydrogen atom (x1, y1) = d cos (105/2)˚, d sin (105/2)˚
(c) For the low hydrogen atom (x2, y2) = d cos (105/2)˚, -d sin (105/2)˚
𝑚0 𝑥0 + 𝑚1 𝑥1 + 𝑚2 𝑥2
𝑥𝑐𝑚 =
𝑚0 + 𝑚1 + 𝑚2
𝑚0 𝑦0 + 𝑚1 𝑦1 + 𝑚2 𝑦2
𝑦𝑐𝑚 =
𝑚0 + 𝑚1 + 𝑚2
What I Can Do
Activity 1
Lose some fats!
A person who normally requires an average of 12,000
kJ (3000kcal) of food energy per day consumes
13,000 kJ per day steadily gain weight thinks of
bicycling to make loss of extra fats. If bicycling
activity at a moderate speed uses 400 W, how much
time must be spent for bicycling to work off the extra
1000 kJ?
Activity 2
Trajectory!
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What’s More
Activity 3
Locate the points!
The diagram below shows the potential energy of an object from positions 𝑥1 to 𝑥5 . (a)
List the position(s) wherein stable equilibrium can be observed. (b) List the position(s)
wherein unstable equilibrium can be observed.
𝑼(𝑱)
6
5
4
3
2
1
𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3
𝒙
𝑥4 𝑥5
Activity 4
A tug-of-war goes local!
James (mass 90.0 kg) and Ramon (mass 60.0 kg) are 20.0 m apart on a dry rice
paddy (basakan). Midway between them is a mug of their favorite beverage. They pull
on the ends of a light rope stretched between them. When James has moved 6.0 m
toward the mug, how far and in what direction has Ramon moved? (Assume frictionless
surface).
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C R T P O T E N T I A L
H E J K L N M R T V B N
M V N B F O R C E M E M
O T H T Y T T N H T J O
M G N T E G E I K G N T
E B M G T R H R J U E I
N N N H G J O K E M L O
T B T Y P W N F O N B N
U G H L O N M E M R A N
M F J K I J B R T A T B
Y H P O W E R H G B S N
E Q U I L I B R I U M S
Activity 6
Think and Solve!
Three particles of masses 5 kg each are located in the xy plane at points (10 cm, 0),
(0,10cm), and (10cm,10cm).
a. Find the location of the center of mass.
b. Find the vector r starting at the origin and pointing towards the coordinate of the
center of mass.
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Assessment
I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
2. A bicyclist increases her speed from 4.0 m/s to 6.0 m/s. The combined mass of the
bicyclist and the bicycle is 55kg. How much work did the bicyclist do to increase her
speed?
a. 11 J c. 55 J
b. 28 J d. 550 J
3. A 12-N book from a table 75cm above the floor has been raised to a shelf 2.15 m
above the floor. Find the change in the system’s potential energy.
a. 34.8 J c. 16.8 J
b. 25.8 J d. 9.0 J
4. What is the mass of a system that is 2.5 m above the ground if it has a gravitational
potential energy of 75.0 J?
a. 3.06 kg c. 6.03 kg
b. 3.60 kg d. 6.30 kg
5. A boy whose mass is 45.0 kg runs up 25 steps in 50.0 seconds, each step is 30.0 cm
high. Find the power expended by the boy.
a. 26.6 W c. 266 W
b. 66.2 W d. 622 W
6. What is the mass of a system having a kinetic energy of 115 J moving at a speed of 3
m/s?
a. 0.15 kg c. 25.56 kg
b. 6.39 kg d. 76.67 kg
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7. An object moving away from a stable equilibrium point experiences a force that…
a. pushes it away from the point as it moves away already.
b. is restoring it to the point as it moves away already.
c. pushes it on the same direction as it moves.
d. pushes it on the opposite direction as it moves.
8. A 20.0 kg boy sat on one end of a see-saw 3.0 m away from the center. How far from
the center should a 28.0 kg boy sit on the other side to keep the see-saw balance?
a. 1.42 m c. 4.12 m
b. 2.14 m d. 5.0 m
For items 9 and 10. Three particles of masses 5 kg each are located in the xy plane at
points (6 cm, 0), (0, 8 cm), and (6 cm, 8cm).
II. True or False. Write true if the statement is correct and write false if it is incorrect.
________ 1. Work is a scalar product, so it has a maximum value when force and
displacement are perpendicular to each other.
________ 2. The total momentum P of a system equals the total mass times the velocity of
the center of mass.
________ 3. Any object that has energy can do work on another object.
________ 4. At stable equilibrium, the force will push in the direction where it came from,
so the particle will turn around there.
________ 5. Center of mass is also described as the exclusive point for which a net external
force acts.
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References
Esguerra, Jose Perico H., Bacabac, Rommel G., Cordovilla, Jo-Ann M., Roxas-
Villanueva, Ranzivelle Marianne, and Magali, John Keith V. General Physics 1. 1st
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OpenStax. “University Physics Volume 1.” 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability |
University Physics Volume 1, August 3, 2016.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-osuniversityphysics/chapter/8-4-
potential-energy-diagrams-and-stability/.
Young, Hugh D., Roger A. Freedman, and A. Lewis Ford. Sears and ZEMANSKY'S
University Physics, with Modern Physics.14th ed. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2016.
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