1. A force of 25.0 Newtons is applied so as to move a 5.0 kg mass a distance of 20.0 meters.
How much work was done?
2. A force of 120 N is applied to the front of a sled at an angle of 28.0 degrees above the
horizontal so as to pull the sled a distance of 165 meters. How much work was done by the
applied force?
3. A sled, which has a mass of 45.0 kg., is sitting on a horizontal surface. A force of 120 N is
applied to a rope attached to the front of the sled such that the angle between the front of the
sled and the horizontal is 35.0º. As a result of the application of this force the sled is pulled a
distance of 500 meters at a relatively constant speed. How much work was done to this sled
by the applied force?
4. A rubber stopper, which has a mass of 38.0 grams, is being swung in a horizontal circle which
has a radius of R = 1.35 meters. The rubber stopper is measured to complete 10 revolutions in
8.25 seconds.
a) What is the speed of the rubber stopper?
b) How much force must be applied to the string in order to keep this stopper moving in this
circular path at a constant speed?
c) How far will the stopper move during a period of 25.0 seconds?
d) How much work is done on the stopper by the force applied by the string during 25.0
seconds?
5. How much work would be required to lift a 12.0 kg mass up onto a table 1.15 meters high?
6. A barge is being pulled along a canal by two cables being pulled as shown to the right. The
tension in each cable is T =14,000 N and each cable is being pulled at an angle = 18.0
relative to the direction of motion as shown. How much work will be done in pulling this
barge a distance of 3.0 kilometers?
7. A car, which has a mass of 1250 kg is moving with a velocity of 26.0 m/sec. What is the
kinetic energy of this car?
8. What will be the kinetic energy of a bullet, which has a mass of 22.0 grams, moving with a
velocity of 650 m/sec.?
9. How fast must a 4.40 kg bowling ball move in order to have a kinetic energy of 185 Joules?
10. A ball, which has a mass of 2.40 kg., is dropped from the top of a building 96.0 meters tall.
a. How long will it take for this ball to reach the ground?
b. What will be the velocity of the ball just as it reaches the ground?
c. What will be the kinetic energy of the ball just as it reaches the ground?
d. How much work would be needed to lift this ball back up to the top of the building at a
constant speed?
b. What will be the velocity of the cart when it reaches the bottom of the incline?
c. What will be the kinetic energy of the cart when it reaches the bottom of the incline?
12. A 5.0 kg mass is initially sitting on the floor when it is lifted onto a table 1.15 meters high
at a constant speed.
a. How much work will be done in lifting this mass onto the table?
b. What will be the gravitational potential energy of this mass, relative to the floor, once it is
placed on the table?
c. What was the initial gravitational potential energy, relative to the floor, of this mass while
sitting on the floor?
b. How much work will be done in pushing the crate to the top of the incline?
c. What is the height of this incline?
d. What will be the GPE of this crate when it reaches the top of the incline?
14. Suppose that you have a mass of 62.0 kg and that you walk to the top of a stairway which
is h = 12.0 meters high and L= 15.0 meters deep.
a. How much work will you have to do in walking to the top of the stairway?
b. What will be your GPE when you reach the top of the stairway?
b. What will be the magnitude of the force that tends to cause the cart to accelerate down the
incline?
c. What will be the acceleration of the cart as it moves down the incline?
d. How much time to it take for the cart to reach the bottom of the incline?
e. What will be the velocity of the cart as it reaches the bottom of the incline?
f. What will be the kinetic energy of the cart as it reaches the bottom of the incline?
g. How much work was done by the gravitational force on the cart as it rolls to the bottom of
the incline?
b. What will be the magnitude of the gravitational force component opposing the motion of
the sled up the incline?
c. How much work will be done against the gravitational force in moving the crate to the top
of the incline?
d. What is the magnitude of the force F required to push the sled up the incline at a constant
speed?
e. How much work will be done by the applied force in pushing the mass to the top of the
incline?
f. What will be the gravitational potential energy of the crate when it reaches the top of the
incline?
g. How much work was done against the frictional force as the crate is pushed to the top of
the incline?
h. How are the work done by the external force, the work done against friction and the work
done against gravity related?
b. What will be the gravitational potential energy of the crate when it finally stops on the
incline? c. How far up the incline will the box slide before it stops?
