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HET124 Energy and Motion; Semester 1, 2009 Textbook: Chapter 7
Tutorial 3-2: Work, Energy and Power

Problem 1
If a Saturn V rocket with an Apollo spacecraft attached had a combined mass of
2.9 × 105 kg and reached a speed of 11.2 km/s, how much kinetic energy would it
then have?
Problem 2
A proton (mass m = 1.67 × 10−27 kg) is being accelerated along a straight line at
3.6 × 1015 m/s2 in a machine. If the proton has an initial speed of 2.4 × 107 m/s
and travels 3.5 cm, what then is (a) its speed and (b) the increase in its kinetic
energy?
Problem 3
A father racing his son has half the kinetic energy of the son, who has half the
mass of the father. The father speeds up by 1.0 m/s and then has the same kinetic
energy as the son. What are the original speeds of (a) the father and (b) the son?
Problem 4
A coin slides over a frictionless plane and across an xy coordinate system from the
origin to a point with xy coordinates (3.0 m,4.0 m) while a constant force acts on
it. The force has magnitude 2.0 N and is directed at a counterclockwise angle of
100◦ from the positive direction of the x axis. How much work is done by the force
on the coin during the displacement?
Problem 5
The figure below shows three forces applied to a trunk that moves leftward by
3.00 m over a frictionless floor. The force magnitudes are F1 = 5.00 N, F2 =
9.00 N, and F3 = 3.00 N, and the indicated angle is θ = 60.0◦ . During the
displacement, (a) what is the net work done on the trunk by the three forces and
(b) does the kinetic energy of the trunk increase or decrease?
Problem 6
The figure below shows an overhead view of three horizontal forces acting on a
cargo canister that was initially stationary but now moves across a frictionless
floor. The force magnitudes are F1 = 3.00 N, F2 = 4.00 N, F3 = 10.0 N, and the
indicated angles are θ2 = 50.0◦ and θ3 = 35.0◦ . What is the net work done on the
canister by the three forces during the first 4.00 m of displacement?
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HET124 Energy and Motion; Semester 1, 2009 Tutorial 3-2
Problem 7
A helicopter lifts a 72 kg astronaut 15 m vertically from the ocean by means of
a cable. The acceleration of the astronaut is g/10. How much work is done on
the astronaut by (a) the force from the helicopter and (b) the gravitational force
on the astronaut? Just before the astronaut reaches the helicopter, what are the
astronaut’s (c) kinetic energy and (d) speed?
Problem 8
A cord is used to vertically lower an initially stationary block of mass M at a
constant downward acceleration of g/4. When the block has fallen a distance d,
find (a) the work done by the cord’s force on the block, (b) the work done by the
gravitational force on the block, (c) the kinetic energy of the block, and (d) the
speed of the block.
Problem 9
A spring and block are in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1. When the block is
pulled out to x = +4.0 cm, we must apply a force of magnitude 360 N to hold it
there. We pull the block to x = 11 cm and then release it. How much work does the
spring do on the block as the block moves from xi = +5.0 cm to (a) x = +3.0 cm,
(b) x = −3.0 cm, (c) x = −5.0 cm, and (d) x = −9.0 cm?
Figure 1: For Problems 9, 10, and 11.
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Problem 10
In Fig. 1, we must apply a force of magnitude 80 N to hold the block stationary at
x = −2.0 cm. From that position, we then slowly move the block so that our force
does +4.0 J of work on the spring-block system; the block is then again stationary.
What is the block’s position? (Hint: There are two answers.)
Problem 11
In Fig. 1a, a block of mass m lies on a horizontal frictionless surface and is attached
to one end of a horizontal spring (spring constant k) whose other end is fixed. The
block is initially at rest at the position where the spring is unstretched (x = 0)
when a constant horizontal force F~ in the positive direction of the x axis is applied
to it. A plot of the resulting kinetic energy versus its position x is shown in the
figure below. The scale of the figure’s vertical axis is set by Ks = 4.0 J. (a) What
is the magnitude of F~ ? (b) What is the value of k?
Problem 12
The force on a particle is directed along an x axis and given by F = F0 (x/x0 − 1).
Find the work done by the force in moving the particle from x = 0 to x = 2x0
by (a) plotting F (x) and measuring the work from the graph and (b) integrating
F (x).
Problem 13
A single force acts on a 3.0 kg particle-like object whose position is given by
x = 3.0t − 4.0t2 + 1.0t3 , with x in meters and t in seconds. Find the work done on
the object by the force from t = 0 to t = 4.0 s.
Problem 14
A 100 kg block is pulled at a constant speed of 5.0 m/s across a horizontal floor
by an applied force of 122 N directed 37◦ above the horizontal. What is the rate
at which the force does work on the block?
Problem 15
The loaded cab of an elevator has a mass of 3.0 × 103 kg and moves 210 m up the
shaft in 23 s at constant speed. At what average rate does the force from the cable
do work on the cab?
Problem 16
A force of 5.0 N acts on a 15 kg body initially at rest. Compute the work done
by the force in (a) the first, (b) the second, and (c) the third seconds and (d) the
instantaneous power due to the force at the end of the third second.
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Problem 17
A skier is pulled by a towrope up a frictionless ski slope that makes and angle
of 12◦ with the horizontal. The rope moves parallel to the slope with a constant
speed of 1.0 m/s. The force of the rope does 900 J of work on the skier as the skier
moves a distance of 8.0 m up the incline. (a) If the rope moved with a constant
speed of 2.0 m/s, how much work would the force of the rope do on the skier as
the skier moved a distance of 8.0 m up the incline? At what rate is the force of
the rope doing work on the skier when the rope moves with a speed of (b) 1.0 m/s
and (c) 2.0 m/s?

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HET124 Energy and Motion; Semester 1, 2009 Textbook: Chapter 7

Tutorial 3-2: Work, Energy and Power

Figure 1: For Problems 9, 10, and 11.

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