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Work, Power and Energy

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Expriment 4: Work, Power and Energy Department of Math and Physics College of Science, University of Santo Tomas Espana, Manila Philippines Abstract Two activities were performed in this experiment. For the first activity, the weights of the different members of the group were each computed and were used in order to determine how much work and power each member exerted in climbing up and down the stairs while being timed. From the data obtained, it is apparent that as one is faster, more power and work is exerted. For the determination of energy of a tossed ball, the data obtained shows that potential energy is inversely proportional to kinetic energy. 1. Introduction Work, Power, and Energy are three words that are …show more content…

When going upstairs, you must exert a force greater than the pull of gravity to go upstairs as compared to going downstairs where the force you exert on gravity is much lesser. 2. A certain professor finds it easy to go upstairs from the ground floor to the third floor of the Main Building by going up to the second floor using the main stairs, walking along the corridor of the accounting division and using the side stairs to go up to the third floor. Is there a basis to this from the point of view of physics? When going up the stairs, you exert force against gravity but if you walk along the corridor you don’t exert force against gravity therefore giving you enough time to rest before you have to exert force again to go up the side stairs. 3. It is 5 minutes before your 7:00 AM class in the fourth floor and you are still in the ground floor. Will you run or walk upstairs in order not to be late? Assume that your power input is 15 watts and 20 watts when walking and running, respectively. The vertical distance between the ground floor and the fourth floor is12m and that you weigh 750N. While walking: t= (750N)(12m)/ 15W = 600s or 10 minutes. While running: t = (750N)(12m) / 20 W = 450s or 7minutes and 30 seconds. It is best to run upstairs because it will get you to class faster and will only get you 2 minutes and 30 seconds late for class as compared to walking. 4. An object is thrown vertically

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