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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Answer:
a= 3.49 m/s^2
Explanation:
magnitude of total acceleration = sqrt{radial acceleration^2+tangential acceleration^2}.
we know that tangential acceleration a_t= change in velocity /time taken
now 90 km/h = 25 m/s
a_t = 25/17 = 1.47 m/s^2.
radial acceleration a_r = v^2/r
v= a_t×t = 1.47×13 = 19.11 m/s
a_r = 19.11^2/115= 3.175
now,
a= 3.49 m/s^2