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Work Power

Objective
To make a distinction between work and power.
To compute for work and power.
Guide questions:
How much work is done when moving an object at a certain displacement?
Introduction
Work in general has different meaning to different types of people. For most people, when we talk about
work, we are referring to a certain occupation. In physics, Work is related to the net force involved and the
displacement of the object. Work is done when a force is applied to a body and moves it. It is the product of net force
exerted and the displacement of an object caused by the applied net force.
where F is the force, d is the displacement. Thus, work is done only when the applied force enables an object to
move away from its original position in the direction of the force.
ower is the rate at which work is being done !"#.
Materials
"$kg mass, string, stopwatch
Procedure
Set-up A: Litin! a Mass
". Tie a "$kg mass to a string.
%. roceed to the edge of the second floor of a building.
&. 'se a string to measure the distance of the edge to the ground. (ecord it as the height on Table ).".
*. ull the "$kg mass from the ground until it reaches the edge in three ways+ first slowly, then in a normal pace,
then as fast as you can.
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,. Take the time it takes for the mass to reach the edge.
-. (ecord your data in Table ).".
Set-up ": Walkin! and #unnin! on t$e Stairs
". .etermine your weight by multiplying your mass in kilograms to acceleration due to gravity. /W0 mg, where g0
).1 m2s
%
3. (ecord the data on Table ).%.
%. roceed to the bottom of a nearby stairway. 4easure the height of one step of the stairs and multiply them to the
number of steps in the flight of stairs. (ecord the result of your computation as the displacement value for Table
).%.
&. 'se a stopwatch to take the time it takes you to reach the top of the stairway. 5tart the timer when both of your
feet have left the ground floor. 5top the timer when both your feet have landed on the top floor. (ecord your data
in Table ).%.
*. (epeat the procedure for two more trials.
,. (epeat procedure & and *, but this time run up the stairs.
-. (epeat the procedure for two more trials. (ecord your data in Table ).%
6. 7alculate for work and power and supply your results to Table ).%.
#eerences
" 8rthur 9eiser. Modern Technical Physics, 6
th
Edition. 8ddison$Wesley ublishing 7ompany. '58. "))%.
:ame+ 5core+
7ourse ; 5ection+ .ate erformed+
<roup :umber+ .ate 5ubmitted+
:ame of Instructor+
Activit% &'
Work Power
Laborator% #eport
(able )*& Work +one in Litin! a Mass
Pace
Force
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Displacement
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Work
,- 0 /.
Time
,s.
Power
,12s.
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Fast
(able )*3a Work +one in Walkin!
Trials
Force
,-.
Displacement
,/.
Work
,- 0 /.
Time
,s.
Power
,12s.
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3
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Avera!e
(able )*3b Work +one in #unnin!
Trials
Force
,-.
Displacement
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Work
,- 0 /.
Time
,s.
Power
,12s.
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Avera!e
4o/putations
5uestions 2 Applications
" =ow is the force related to displacement in terms of the same work done>
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% What is the work needed to lift ", kg of water from a well "% m deep. 8ssume the water has a constant upward
acceleration of @.6 m2s
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& What is the average power output /in hp3 of a weight$lifter who /a3 raises %,@ kg through a distance of %." m in &
s, or /b3 benchpresses -@ kg through a vertical distance of *@ cm, ten times in " min.
Activity 13 Work Power
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