Work and Energy
Work and Energy: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Work Done by Variable Force, Work Done by Friction, Work Done by a Constant Force, Conservative and Non-conservative Forces, Work Done by Gravity, Work Done by Pseudo Force and, Work Done by Normal Reaction
Important Questions on Work and Energy
A body constrained to move in y – direction, is subjected to a force given by What is the work done by this force in moving the body through a distance of 10 m along y – axis?

A body, constrained to move in y – direction, is subjected to a force given by The work done by this force in moving the body through a distance of 10 m along y – axis is

of work is done in sliding a block slowly up an inclined plane of height . Taking . Work done against friction is:

A force acts on a particle in the direction where is in Newton and is in meter. The work done by this force during a displacement from to is _____ .

A block of mass is moving along -axis under the action of force . The work done by the force in moving the block from to will be _______ .

A variable force acts on a body moving along x-axis. Find the work done by this force in displacing the body from to ( is a constant).

Force acting on a particle moving along axis is given by . The work done by this force from to is

A particle starts to move along the path which locus is given as , due to applied force . The amount of work done in displacing particle from to metre is

A large box of mass rests on a horizontal floor. A man moves the box by pushing it with a horizontal force of . The box moves at a constant speed of .
(a) Calculate the work done on the box at each second by the man.
(b) State the rate at which work is done on the box, i.e. power.
(c) State the value of force of friction between the floor and the box. Explain your answer.

A force, acts on a particle of mass in direction, where is in meter. Find the work done by the force during the time interval its acceleration changes from to

An object of mass m moves on a circular track of radius R with constant speed U. The work done by centripetal force after it completes one circle is

If the potential energy at point is , find the potential energy at point corresponding to the given graph.

A sponge is placed in contact with ground and wall. Force of magnitude is applied at P which causes the displacement of P by then,
(a) Work done on sponge is (b) Work done by F is stored in P.E. of sponge. (c) Work done by is stored in P.E. and K.E. of sponge

Force acting on a particle is and its displacement is given by , then the work done is _____.

A force acting on a particle of mass such that position of particle (x) is varying with time (t) as where x is in m and t is in s. Work done by the force during is

Calculate the net work done by the force whose variation with position has been shown as above.

The area of the acceleration-displacement curve of a body gives

A block of mass is placed at origin and a force, , is applied on the block that it reaches at some other point. . Find the work done by the force.

A box of about is placed at point A on a horizontal surface. It is moved to point B which is at a distance of from A by the action of force, applied on the box at an angle of .
(a) Find the work done by the gravitational force on the box.
(b) Calculate the work done by the externally applied force. Justify your answer. (Given )

A particle is moving uniformly on a horizontal circular path. Work done by centripetal force on the particle in one half revolution is
