Which of the following individuals described below does the most work? Ignore fr

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Which of the following individuals described below does the most work? Ignore friction for all cases. a. Kelsey who exerts a force of 600 N on a stationary car that won't move in 2.0 seconds. b. Jarrod who lifts a 46 kg box to a height of 2.0 meters off the ground in 5.0 seconds. c. Mark who pushes a crate across the floor 1.5 meters with a force of 550 N in 3.0 seconds 30 d. Katie who pushes a crate (m 50 kg) with a force of 300 N along an incline a distance of 3.5 meters (along the incline in 4.0 seconds. e. Kelly who pulls on a cart (mass 25 kg) with a force of 400 N at an angle of 30 degree (relative to the horizontal) through a horizontal distance of 3.0 meters in 4.5 seconds.

Explanation / Answer

(a)

Since the car doesn't move, displacement is zero.

so work done W = F.d = 0, as d = 0

Kelsey does zero work.

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(b)

Jarrod lifts the box to 2 meters in 5s, so acceleration of the box is given by,

S = (1/2)at2

or, 2m = (0.5)a(5s)2

or, a = 0.16 m/s2

So if force applied by Jarrod is F, then motion of the box says,

F - mg = ma

or, F = m(g+a) = (46kg)(9.8m/s2 + 0.16m/s2)

or, F = 458.16 N

Work done by Jarrod, W = F.d = (458.16 N).2m

or W = 916.32 J

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(c) Force applied by Mark is F = 550N

Displacement of the crate is d = 1.5 m

So work done is W = F.d = (550N)(1.5m)

or, W = 825 J

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(d)

Katie applies force F = 300N and produces displacement d = 3.5 m

So work done is W = F.d = (300N)(3.5m)

or, W = 1050 J

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(e)

Kelly applies a horizontal force F = (400N)cos300 = 346.4 N

displacment d = 3m

So, work done W = F.d = (346.4N)(3m)

or, W = 1039.23 J

So, from the data of work done in the five cases above, it's clear that maximum work is done by Katie.

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