Work Done by a Variable Force

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Work Done by a Variable Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Work Done by Variable Force and Work as Area under Force-Displacement Graph.

Important Questions on Work Done by a Variable Force

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A force F=3x2Ni^+4 Nj^, (where x is in meters), acts on a particle. Assuming that only kinetic energy is changed the net work done on the particle as it moves from position 2i^+3j^ m to 3i^+1j^ m

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What will be the position at time t=5 s if the particle starts from rest at origin and the force on the particle of mass 10 g is 10i^+5j^ N

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A woman pushes a trunk on a railway platform which has a rough surface. She supplies a force of 100 N over a distance of 10 m. Thereafter, she gets progressively tired and her applied force reduces linearly with distance to 50 N. The total distance by which the trunk has been moved is 20 m. Calculate the net work done by the two forces over 20 m.

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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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A position dependent force F=4-2x+6x2 Newton acts on a body and displaces it from x=0 to x=m. Work done in the process is

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A force F=3ti^+5j^N acts on a body due to which its displacement varies as S=2t2i^-5j^m. Work done by this force in 2 s is

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The force on a particle as the function of displacement x (in x -direction) is given by F=10+0.5x . The work done corresponding to displacement of particle from x=0 to x=2 unit is

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A force F=2ti^+6j^N . acts on a particle whose position varies as s=4t2i^-8j^ . Work done by this force in initial 1s is:

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The spring extends by x on loading, then energy stored by the spring is: (If T is the tension in spring and k is spring constant)

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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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A particle moves under the effect of a force F=Cx from x=0 to x=x1 . The work done in the process is (treat cas a constant)

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A force F acting on a particle varies with the position x as shown in the graph. Find the work done by the force in displacing the particle from x=-a to x=+2a

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A block of mass 5 kg initially at rest at the origin is acted on by a force along the positive x-direction represented by F=( 20 +5x) N . Calculate the work done by the force during the displacement of the block from x=0 at x=4 m

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A particle of mass m moves along the quarter section of the circular path whose centre is at the origin. The radius of the circular path is a. A force F=yi^-xj^ N acts on the particle, where x,y denote the coordinates of the position of the particle. Calculate the work done by this force in taking the particle from point A(a, 0) to point B(0, a) along the circular path.
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Which of the following is not a conservative force(s)?

(A) F=2r3r^

(B) F=brr^

(C) F=3xi^+yj^x2+y232

(D) F=3yi^+xj^x2+y232

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A variable force F acts along the X-axis given by F=3x2- 2x+1 N . The work done by the force when a particle of mass 100 g moves from x=50 cm to x=100 cm is -

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A particle moves along the x-axis from x=0 to x=5m under the influence of a force given by F=7-2x+3x2 . The work done in the process is-

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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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Force acting on a particle moving in a straight line varies with the velocity of the particle as F=Kv . Here K is constant. The work done by this force in time t is -