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3 years ago

If the sign of work is negative,

Physics

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aivan3 [116]3 years ago

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If the sign of work is negative, that means the force and the motion are in opposite directions.

Let's say you see something roll off of the shelf. You catch it, and you let it down slowly and gently.

Gravity exerted down-force on it and it moved down. Gravity did positive work on it.

YOU exerted UP-force on it and it moved down. YOU did negative work on it.

(Also, the falling object exerted down-force on your hand, and your hand moved down. The falling object did positive work on your hand ! Where did THAT energy come from ? It came from the potential energy that the object had while it was on the shelf. Your hand absorbed that energy on the way down, doing negative work. So the object didn't have any kinetic energy when it reached the floor, and it did NOT splinter the floor or shatter in smithereens. It had barely enough energy left to make a sound when it hit the floor.)

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$\displaystyle w=\sqrt{\frac{9.8}{0.81}}$

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(b) The total mechanical energy is computed as the sum of the kinetic energy K and the potential energy U. At its highest point, the kinetic energy is zero, so the mechanical energy is pure potential energy, which is computed as

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$H=L\ cos\alpha$

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Equating to the mechanical energy of the system (M)

$\displaystyle \frac{mv^2}{2}=0.0182$

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$\displaystyle v=\sqrt{\frac{(2)(0.0182)}{0.23}}$

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