Question 6.20:
A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v = ax3/2 where a = 5m-1/2 s-1. What is the work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m?
Mass of the body, m = 0.5 kg
Velocity of the body is governed by the equation, v = ax3/2 with a = 5 m-1/2 s-1
Initial velocity, u (at x = 0) = 0
Final velocity v (at x = 2 m) = 10√2 m/s
Work done, W = Change in kinetic energy
= 12m(v2 - u2)
= 12 × 0.5[(10√2)2 - (0)2]
= 12 × 0.5 × 10 ×10 ×2 = 50 J
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