Question

11. A student lifts a 25 kg mass a vertical distance of 1.6 m in a time of 2.0 seconds.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 245 N

b) 392 J

c) 196 W

Explanation:

a) Force needed to lift the 25 kg object is the same as the weight of the object:

$Force= m * g = 25kg * 9.8 \frac{m}{s^2} = 245 N$

b) Work is the force exerted times the distance moved:

$Work = F * d = 245N * 1.6 m = 392 Joules = 392 J$

c) The power exerted is the quotient of the work done over the amount of time it took to move the object: