
The machine gun fires bullets per minute. If the mass of each bullet is and the velocity of the bullets is , the power (in ) of the gun is


Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power

If a spring extends by on loading (if Is the tension in the spring and is spring constant), the energy stored by the spring is

A block of mass just slides over a distance of . If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is , the work done against friction is


A rod elongates by when a mass is suspended from it. The work done is ?

A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the rifle recoils, the K.E. of the rifle is

A force (where is positive constant) acts on a particle moving in the plane. Starting from the origin, the particle is taken along the positive -axis to the point () and then parallel to the y-axis to the point (). The total work done by the force on the particle is

A uniform chain of length and mass is lying on smooth table and one-third of its length is hanging vertically down over the edge of the table. If is the acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the hanging part on to the table is
