Answer:
Work done on an object is equal to
FDcos(angle).
So, naturally, if you lift a book from the floor on top of the table you do work on it since you are applying a force through a distance.
However, I often see the example of carrying a book through a horizontal distance is not work. The reasoning given is this: The force you apply is in the vertical distance, countering gravity and thus not in the direction of motion.
But surely you must be applying a force (and thus work) in the horizontal direction as the book would stop due to air friction if not for your fingers?
Is applying a force through a distance only work if causes an acceleration? That wouldn't make sense in my mind. If you are dragging a sled through snow, you are still doing work on it, since the force is in the direction of motion. This goes even if velocity is constant due to friction.
Explanation:
Answer:
a)
a = 2 [m/s^2]
b)
a = 1.6 [m/s^2]
c)
xt = 2100 [m]
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we must use kinematics equations. But first we must identify what kind of movement is being studied.
a)
When the car moves from rest to 40 [m/s] by 20 [s], it has a uniformly accelerated movement, in this way we can calculate the acceleration by means of the following equation:

where:
Vf = final velocity = 40 [m/s]
Vi = initial velocity = 0 (starting from rest)
a = acceleration [m/s^2]
t = time = 20 [s]
40 = 0 + (a*20)
a = 2 [m/s^2]
The distance can be calculates as follows:

where:
x1 = distance [m]
40^2 = 0 + (2*2*x1)
x1 = 400 [m]
Now the car maintains its speed of 40 [m/s] for 30 seconds, we must calculate the distance x2 by means of the following equation, it is important to emphasize that this movement is at a constant speed.
v = x2/t2
where:
x2 = distance [m]
t2 = 30 [s]
x2 = 40*30
x2 = 1200 [m]
b)
Immediately after a change of speed occurs, such that the previous final speed becomes the initial speed, the new Final speed corresponds to zero, since the car stops completely.

Note: the negative sign of the equation means that the car is stopping, i.e. slowing down.
0 = 40 - (a *25)
a = 40/25
a = 1.6 [m/s^2]
The distance can be calculates as follows:

0 = (40^2) - (2*1.6*x3)
x3 = 500 [m]
c)
Now we sum all the distances calculated:
xt = x1 + x2 + x3
xt = 400 + 1200 + 500
xt = 2100 [m]
Answer:
at the beginning: 
when the plates are pulled apart: 
Explanation:
The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is given by

where
k is the relative permittivity of the medium (for air, k=1, so we can omit it)
is the permittivity of free space
A is the area of the plates of the capacitor
d is the separation between the plates
In this problem, we have:
is the area of the plates
is the separation between the plates at the beginning
Substituting into the formula, we find

Later, the plates are pulled apart to
, so the capacitance becomes

Answer:
Work done = 35467.278 J
Explanation:
Given:
Height of the cone = 4m
radius (r) of the cone = 1.2m
Density of the cone = 600kg/m³
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s²
Now,
The total mass of the cone (m) = Density of the cone × volume of the cone
Volume of the cone = 
thus,
volume of the cone =
= 6.03 m³
therefore, the mass of the cone = 600 Kg/m³ × 6.03 m³ = 3619.11 kg
The center of mass for the cone lies at the
times the total height
thus,
center of mass lies at, h' = 
Now, the work gone (W) against gravity is given as:
W = mgh'
W = 3619.11kg × 9.8 m/s² × 1 = 35467.278 J