PHYS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Net Force

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In every day language, work refers to effort someone puts into performing a task. Work is done whenever a force, f, acting on an object moves the object a distance, d, in the direction of the force f. the work done by the force is: In this course we will limit our consideration to only those cases in which the force f and the displacement d are parallel to each other. The general definition of work is broader than this, but requires more advanced mathematical tools. The force f is 0, so w = fxd = 0. Let"s (cid:272)al(cid:272)ulate the (cid:449)ork do(cid:374)e lifti(cid:374)g a 200 kg (cid:271)lo(cid:272)k. First, we find the weight of the block. weight = mg weight = (200 kg)*(10 m/s2) weight = 2000 n. Since the block is not accelerating, the net force on it is zero. Therefore, the upward force we are putting on it is 2000 n.

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