Work Done by a Variable Force

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The only force Fx acting on a 2.0 kg body as it moves along the x-axis varies as shown in the figure. The velocity of the body along positive x-axis at x=0 is 4 m s-1. The kinetic energy of the body at x=3.0 m is :-

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A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown in the figure. The work done by the force in moving the object from x=0 to x=20 m is
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Starting from rest, a particle is moving along x-axis. The variation of force with position is shown in figure. Find the Kinetic energy ( KE ) of particle when it is at x=3 m.
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Force F on a particle moving in a straight line varies with distance d as shown in the figure. The work done on the particle during its displacement of 12 m is

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Which one of the following physical quantities is represented by the shaded area in the given graph?

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The relationship between the force F and position x of a body is as shown in figure. The work done in displacing the body from x=1  m  to x=5 m will be-




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The only force acting on a block is along x-axis is given by F =-4x2+2N When the block moves fromx=-2 m to x=4 mthe change in kinetic energy of block is -

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If a particle is compelled to move on a given smooth plane curve under the action of given forces in the plane F=xi^+yj^, then

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A force F=Ay2+By+C acts on a body in the y-direction. The work done by this force during a displacement from y=-a to y=a is

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A wire of length L suspended vertically from a rigid support is made to suffer extension l in its length by applying a force F. The work is

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The work done by force acting on a body is as shown in the graph. The total work done in covering an initial distance of 20 m is

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The area under the displacement-force curve gives

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A bullet of mass 10 g is fired horizontally with a velocity 1000 ms-1 from a rifle situated at a height 50 m above the ground. If the bullet reaches the ground with a velocity 500 ms-1, the work done against air resistance in the trajectory of the bullet is (g=10 ms-2)

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Graph shows the acceleration of a 3 kg particle as an applied force moves it from rest along x-axis. The total work done by the force on the particle by the time the particle reaches x = 6 m, is equal to –
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Force F on a particle moving in a straight line varies with distance d as shown in the figure. The work done on the particle during its displacement of 12 m is,

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A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown here. The force is in N and x in m. The work done by the force in moving the object from x = 0 to x = 6 m is
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A particle is acted upon by a force F which varies with position x as shown in figure. If the particle at x = 0 has kinetic energy of 25 J, then the kinetic energy of the particle at x = 16 m is

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The work done by a force acting on a body is as shown in the graph. The total work done in covering an initial distance of 20 m is

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What is the work done by a man in carrying a suitcase weighing 30 kg over his head, when he travels a distance of 10 m in the vertical direction.

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The relationship between the force F and position x of a body is as shown in the figure. The work done in displacing the body from x = 1 m to x = 5 m will be:
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