Using the scientific definition of work, does moving an object a greater amount of distance always require a greater amount of w
ork? Why or why not?
1 answer:
The answer is no. If you are dealing with a conservative force and the object begins and ends at the same potential then the work is zero, regardless of the distance travelled. This can be shown using the work-energy theorem which states that the work done by a force is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the object.
W=KEf−KEi
An example of this would be a mass moving on a frictionless curved track under the force of gravity.
The work done by the force of gravity in moving the objects in both case A and B is the same (=0, since the object begins and ends with zero velocity) but the object travels a much greater distance in case B, even though the force is constant in both cases.
W=KEf−KEi
An example of this would be a mass moving on a frictionless curved track under the force of gravity.
The work done by the force of gravity in moving the objects in both case A and B is the same (=0, since the object begins and ends with zero velocity) but the object travels a much greater distance in case B, even though the force is constant in both cases.
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where
is the car's speed
is the duration of the car ride
Similarly, the distance covered by train is equal to the product between the train's speed and the duration of the train ride, 7 h:
The total distance covered is S=255 km, which is the sum of the distances covered by car and train:
which becomes
(1)
we also know that the train speed is 5 km/h greater than the car's speed:
(2)
If we put (2) into (1), we find
and if we solve it, we find
So, the car speed is 20 km/h and the train speed is 25 km/h.
where
Similarly, the distance covered by train is equal to the product between the train's speed and the duration of the train ride, 7 h:
The total distance covered is S=255 km, which is the sum of the distances covered by car and train:
which becomes
we also know that the train speed is 5 km/h greater than the car's speed:
If we put (2) into (1), we find
and if we solve it, we find
So, the car speed is 20 km/h and the train speed is 25 km/h.
Answer:
5080.86m
Explanation:
We will divide the problem in parts 1 and 2, and write the equation of accelerated motion with those numbers, taking the upwards direction as positive. For the first part, we have:
We must consider that it's launched from the ground () and from rest (
), with an upwards acceleration
that lasts a time t=9.7s.
We calculate then the height achieved in part 1:
And the velocity achieved in part 1:
We do the same for part 2, but now we must consider that the initial height is the one achieved in part 1 () and its initial velocity is the one achieved in part 1 (
), now in free fall, which means with a downwards acceleration
. For the data we have it's faster to use the formula
, where d will be the displacement, or difference between maximum height and starting height of part 2, and the final velocity at maximum height we know must be 0m/s, so we have:
Then, to get , we do:
And we substitute the values: