Formula Review for Chapter 13 -- With Solutions

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Formula

Units

Word Problem

Solution

432

Work

W = F * D

Joules

1) A crane uses an average force of 5,200 N to lift a girder 25 m. How much work does the crane do on the girder?

433

Power

Power = W / T
Power = (F*D)/T

watts

2) Ann walks up the stairs on her way to class. She weighs 565 N and the stairs go up 3.25 m vertically. If she climbs the stairs in 12.6 seconds, what is her power output?

446

Potential
Energy

PE = m * g * h

Joules

3) What is the gravitational potential energy of a 0.52 kg bird flying at an altitude of 550 m?

 

463

Kinetic
Energy

KE = 1/2 m* v2

Joules

4)What is the kinetic energy of a 0.45 kg ball traveling at 2 m/s?

 

459

Efficiency

Eff = WO / WI

%

5) Alice and Jim calculate that they must do 1500 J of work to push a desk up a ramp. They actually use 2500 J of work. What is the efficiency of the ramp?

(lab)

Acceleration

A = 2D / T 2

m/s/s

6) A ball bearing drops from 2 meters to the ground in 0.6388 seconds. What is its acceleration?

(lab)

Velocity

V = D / T

m/s

7) A ball rolls across the floor for 5 meters in 3 seconds. What is its velocity?