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Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power

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The work done to raise a mass m from the surface of the earth to a height h, which is equal to the radius of the earth is:
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Let a1,a2,..a10 be a G.P. If a3a1=25, then a9a5  equals:
 
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A block of mass m is kept on a platform which starts from rest with a constant acceleration g2 upwards, as shown in the figure. Work done by normal reaction on block in time t is,

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A rectangle is inscribed in a circle with a diameter lying along the line 3y=x+7. If the two adjacent vertices of the rectangle are -8, 5 and 6, 5, then the area of the rectangle (in sq. units) is:
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Let a, b and c be the 7th, 11th and 13th terms respectively of a non-constant A.P. If these are also the three consecutive terms of a G.P., then ac is equal to:
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A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius r such that its centripetal acceleration ac is varying with time t as ac=k2rt2 , where k is a constant. The power delivered to the particle by the force acting on it is -
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A body weighing 10 kg is lifted to a height of 50 m in 20 seconds. What is his power? (g  = 9.8 m/s2)
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A box is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by the body in time t is proportional to
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Determine the power of an engine required to lift 100000 kg of coal per hour from a mine which is 360 m deep. (g = 10 m/s2)

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An old man does 200 J of work in 10 s and a young man does 100 J of work in 4 s. (i) Who is delivering more power? (ii) Find the ratio of the power delivered by the old man to that delivered by the young man.
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A family uses 8 kW of power. Direct solar energy is incident on the horizontal surface at an average rate of 200 W per square meter. If 20% of this energy can be converted to useful electrical energy, how large an area is needed to supply 8 kW? Compare this area to that of the roof of a typical house.
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A force F = 2 i ^ + 2 j ^ N displaces a particle through S = 2 i ^ + 2 k ^ m in 16 s. The power developed by F  is
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A car of mass 1000 kg moves at a constant speed of 20 m s-1 up an incline. Assume that the frictional force is 200 N and that where, θ is the angle of the incline to the horizontal. sinθ=120, g=10 m s-2. Find the power developed by the engine
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A boy of mass 40 kg climbs up stairs of 50 steps, each of 10 cm high, in 5 s. Find the power developed by the boy. (g = 10 m/s2)
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An electric pump is used to fill an overhead tank of capacity 9m3 kept at a height of 10 m above the ground .If the pump takes 5 min to fill the tank by consuming 10 KW .power the efficiency of the pump should be (Take g=10 ms-2)
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The engine of a train has to apply a force of 5000 N to overcome friction to run at a uniform rate of 90 km/h. What is the power developed by the engine?
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A car of mass (m) accelerates, starting from rest, while the engine supplies constant power P. Then velocity varies with time (t) as

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A machine gun fires six bullets per second into a target. The mass of each bullet is 3 g and the speed 500 m s-1. The power delivered to the bullets is
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A body is moving uni-directionally under the influence of a source of constant power. Its displacement in time t is proportional to
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The work done by the heart is 1 J per beat. Find the power of the heart if it beats 72 times per minute.