Work Power and Energy 1 Question 2
3. A force acts on a object, so that its position is given as a function of time as . What is the work done by this force in first 5 seconds?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 3. (b)
Solution:
- Here, the displacement of an object is given by
Therefore, velocity
or
The work done in moving the object from
The force acting on this object is given by
Also,
and at
Put the values in Eq. (ii),
Alternative Method
To using work - kinetic energy theorem is,