Question

5. (Serway 9th ed., 7-3) In 1990, Walter Arfeuille of Belgium lifted a 281.5-kg object through a distance of 17.1 cm using only his teeth. (a) How much work was done on the object by Arfeuille in this lift, assuming the object was lifted at constant speed? (b) What total force was exerted on Arfeuille’s teeth during the lift? (Ans. (a) 472 J; (b) 2.76 kN)

Answer 1

Para resolver este problema es necesario aplicar los conceptos de Fuerza, dados en la segunda Ley de Newton y el concepto de Trabajo, como expresión de la fuerza necesaria para realizar una actividad en una distancia determinada.

El trabajo se define como

W = F*d

Where,

F = Force

d = Distance

At the same time we have that the Force by second's Newton law is equal to

F = mg

Where,

m = mass

g = Gravitational acceleration

PART A) Using our values and replacing we have that

$W = F*d\\W = mg*d\\W=281.5*9.8(17.1*10^{-2}\\W = 471.738 J\approx 472J$

PART B) Using Newton's Second law we have that,

$F = mg \\F= 281.5*9.8\\F= 2758.7 N \approx 2.76kN$