WORK ENERGY AND POWER
CLASS-XI
Work Done by a Constant Force
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1. A block of mass 5 kg is pulled by a horizontal force of 20 N across a horizontal surface for a
distance of 10 m. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2, the work done by the net force is:
A. 150 J B. 100 J C. 200 J D. 50 J
2. A 2 kg object is pushed up a 30◦ incline by a constant force parallel to the incline. If the object
moves 5 m and the work done by the force is 60 J, what is the magnitude of the applied force?
A. 14 N B. 16 N C. 12 N D. 18 N
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3. A 10 kg box is pulled by a force of 50 N at an angle of 37◦ with the horizontal. The box is
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A. 320 J B. 400 J C. 500 J D. 320 3 J
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4. A car of mass 1000 kg is driven at a constant velocity of 20 m/s along a level road against a
resistive force of 500 N. The power developed by the engine is:
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5. A constant force of F = (3î + 4ĵ) N acts on a particle, displacing it from (2, 3) to (5, 7) in
metres. The work done is:
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A. 18 J B. 25 J C. 21 J D. 30 J
6. A block slides down a rough incline of angle 30◦ with a constant velocity. If it moves 6 m down
the incline, the work done by friction is:
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A. −mg · 6 sin 30◦
B. −mg · 6 cos 30◦
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C. −mg · 3
D. −mg · 6
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7. A force F⃗ = (6î − 8ĵ) N moves a particle from (0, 0) to (3, 4) m. The work done is:
A. 0 J B. 50 J C. 14 J D. −50 J
8. A block is pulled with constant velocity up a 45◦ incline by a horizontal force F . The coefficient
of kinetic friction is µk . If the displacement is d, the work done by F is:
A. mgd(sin 45◦ + µk cos 45◦ )
B. mgd(cos 45◦ + µk sin 45◦ )
C. mgd(sin 45◦ − µk cos 45◦ )
D. mgd(cos 45◦ − µk sin 45◦ )
9. A particle of mass m moves under a constant force F⃗ . Its velocity changes from ⃗u to ⃗v . The
work done is:
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A. 2
m(v 2 − u2 ) B. m(v − u) C. F (v + u) D. F (v − u)
10. A block of mass 4 kg is pulled up vertically by a constant force of 60 N for a height of 3 m.
The work done by the force is:
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A. 180 J B. 120 J C. 240 J D. 60 J
Detailed Solutions
1. Wnet = (F − µmg)d = (20 − 0.2 × 5 × 9.8) × 10 = 100 J
2. W = F d =⇒ 60 = F × 5 =⇒ F = 12 N plus component of mg sin 30◦ makes net 16 N
3. W = F d cos 37◦ = 50 × 8 × 0.8 = 320 J
4. P = F v = 500 × 20 = 10, 000 W = 10 kW
5. Displacement vector = (3, 4), dot product = 3 × 3 + 4 × 4 = 25 J
6. Constant velocity ⇒ net force zero, friction = mg sin 30◦ , work = −mg × 3
7. Dot product = 6 × 3 + (−8) × 4 = 18 − 32 = −14 J
8. Horizontal force does work against gravity + friction, so mgd(sin 45◦ + µk cos 45◦ )
9. Work-energy theorem: W = 21 m(v 2 − u2 )
10. W = F × h = 60 × 3 = 180 J
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