Work Done by a Force

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Work Done by a Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Work Done by Variable Force, Work as Area under Force-Displacement Graph, Dependence of Work Done on Reference Frame & Work Done by Pseudo Force etc.

Important Questions on Work Done by a Force

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A body constrained to move in y – direction, is subjected to a force given by   F =(2 i ^ +15 j ^ +6 k ^ )N.  What is the work done by this force in moving the body through a distance of 10 m along y – axis?

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A body, constrained to move in y – direction, is subjected to a force given by   F =(2 i ^ +15 j ^ +6 k ^ )N.  The work done by this force in moving the body through a distance of 10 m along y – axis is

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300 J of work is done in sliding a 2 kg block slowly up an inclined plane of height 10 m. Taking g=10 m​ s2. Work done against friction is: 

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Johnny and his sister Jane race up a hill. Johnny weighs twice as much as Jane and takes twice the time as long as Jane to reach the top. Compared to Jane:

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A block of mass 50 kg just slides over a distance of 1 m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2, the work done against friction is

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A cubical vessel of height 1 m is full of water. What is the amount of work done in pumping water out of the vessel?

[Take g=10 ms-2]

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When a force is applied on a moving body, its motion is retarded. Then the work done is

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A block of mass 50 kg just slides over a distance of 1 m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2, the work done against friction is

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A cubical vessel of height 1 m is full of water. What is the amount of work done in pumping water out of the vessel?

[Take g=10 ms-2]

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When a force is applied on a moving body, its motion is retarded. Then the work done is

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A particle is moving in a force field given F=y2 i^-x2 j^ . Starting from A, the particle has to reach C either along ABC or ADC. Let the work done along the two paths be W1 and W2 respectively. Then, (W1, W2) are
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A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown in the figure. The work done by the force in moving the object from x=0 to x=20 m is
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The work done by a body against friction always results in

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A time dependent force F=6t acts on a particle of mass 1 kg. If the particle starts from the rest, the work done by the force during the first 1 sec will be:

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Suresh slowly pulls a vessel of water from a well of depth h=20 m. How much work is done (in kJ) by Suresh?
Given that, mass of the uniform ropem=200 g and vessel of waterM=19.9 kg.

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Force of 4 N is applied on a body of mass 20 kg. Find the work done in Joules in 3rd second.

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A particle is moved along a path ABCDEFA, as shown in figure, in presence of a force F=αyi^+2αxȷ^ N, Where x and y are in meter and α=-1 N m-1. The work done on the particle by this force F in J is p100, find p.

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A man spends 6.4 k J energy in displacing a body by 64 m in the direction in which he applies force, in 2.5 s. The force applied and the power spent (in hp) by the man respectively are:

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An electric motor of power 100 W is used to drive the stirrer in a water bath. If 50% of the energy supplied to the motor is spent in stirring the water, calculate the work done (in joules) on water in one minute.

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The power of heart which beats 72 times in a minute is 1.2 kW. Calculate the work done (in joules) by the heart for each heartbeat.