At what point/s of the mountain the work done on the sleigh is maxi mum? Is it at the top, at the middle, at the base, or just the same at all points? Explain your answer.
Kinematics
A machine is a device that accepts energy in some available form and utilizes it to do a type of work. Energy, work, or power has to be transferred from one mechanical part to another to run a machine. While the transfer of energy between two machine parts, those two parts experience a relative motion with each other. Studying such relative motions is termed kinematics.
Kinetic Energy and Work-Energy Theorem
In physics, work is the product of the net force in direction of the displacement and the magnitude of this displacement or it can also be defined as the energy transfer of an object when it is moved for a distance due to the forces acting on it in the direction of displacement and perpendicular to the displacement which is called the normal force. Energy is the capacity of any object doing work. The SI unit of work is joule and energy is Joule. This principle follows the second law of Newton's law of motion where the net force causes the acceleration of an object. The force of gravity which is downward force and the normal force acting on an object which is perpendicular to the object are equal in magnitude but opposite to the direction, so while determining the net force, these two components cancel out. The net force is the horizontal component of the force and in our explanation, we consider everything as frictionless surface since friction should also be calculated while called the work-energy component of the object. The two most basics of energy classification are potential energy and kinetic energy. There are various kinds of kinetic energy like chemical, mechanical, thermal, nuclear, electrical, radiant energy, and so on. The work is done when there is a change in energy and it mainly depends on the application of force and movement of the object. Let us say how much work is needed to lift a 5kg ball 5m high. Work is mathematically represented as Force ×Displacement. So it will be 5kg times the gravitational constant on earth and the distance moved by the object. Wnet=Fnet times Displacement.
A sleigh sliding on a stiff icy mountainside
obeys the law of conservation
of Mechanical energy. If the sleigh starts to
move at the peak of a 1.00
km tall mountain;
(a) how much work is done on the sleigh as
it reaches the base of the
mountain?
(b) how fast is the sleigh the moment it
reaches the base?
(c) At what point is KE is maximum? GPE is
maximum?
(d) At what point/s of the mountain the work
done on the sleigh is maxi
mum? Is it at the top, at the middle, at the
base, or just the same at all
points? Explain your answer.
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