WORK
WORK
WORK
WORK
defined as the product of the
force exerted on a body and the
displacement moved by the body
In mathematical form,
Work = Force x displacement
W = Fd
WORK CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO TWO:
1.) Work done to change the speed of an object
A B C
QUIZ
A. Solve the problems.
1.) Amy uses 20N of force to push a
lawn mower 10 meters. How much
work does she do?
2.) How much work does an
elephant do while moving a circus
wagon 20 meters with a pulling
force of 200N?
QUIZ
3.) How much work is required to
pull a sled 5 meters if you use
60N of force?
4.) Tommy does 15 Joules of work
to push the pencil over 1 meter.
How much force did he use?
5.) Angela uses a force of 25
Newtons to lift her grocery bag
while doing 50 Joules of work.
How far did she lift the grocery
bags?
B. Identify the following actions if
it is a work or not work.
1. Pull a heavy sofa across the
room
2. To lift a stack of encyclopedias
from the floor to a high shelf
3. To push a stalled car off the
road.
4. Pushing the unmovable wall
5. Airplane taking off
ASSIGNMENT
Solve the problem below.
Steve exerts a steady force of
magnitude 210 N on the stalled car as he
pushes it a distance of 18 m. The car also
has a flat tire, so to make the car track
staright, Steve must push at an angle of
300 to the direction of motion. (a) How
work does Steve do? (b) In a helpful
mood, Steve pushes a second stalled car
with a steady force F = (160 N)i – (40 N)j.
The displacement of the car is d= (14 m)i
+ (11 m)j. How much work does Steve do
in this case?