Early one October, you go to a pumpkin patch to select your Halloween pumpkin. You lift the 2.8 kg pumpkin to a height of 1.4 m, then carry it 50.0 m (on level ground) to the check-out stand.
Calculate the work you do on the pumpkin as you lift it from the ground?
and How much work do you do on the pumpkin as you carry it from the field?
work= mgh
a)work=mgh so work=(3.4kg)(9.8m/s^2)(1.4)=47J
b.) work=Force x Distance x Cos(angle)
Work = (3.4kg)(9.8m/s^2)x Cos(90)
Work = 0J
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To calculate the work done on the pumpkin as you lift it, we need to use the formula: Work = Force x Distance. The force here is equal to the weight of the pumpkin, which we can calculate by multiplying its mass (2.8 kg) by the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s²). So, the weight of the pumpkin is around 27.44 Newtons.
Now, to find the work done, we multiply the force by the distance lifted. So, the work done on the pumpkin as you lift it is about 27.44 N x 1.4 m = 38.416 Joules.
Moving on to carrying the pumpkin to the check-out stand, the work done can be calculated using the same formula: Work = Force x Distance. Since the pumpkin is already at that height, there is no vertical displacement, meaning no work is done in lifting it. So, the work done as you carry it horizontally is zero.
That's right, zero work! It's not every day you find an excuse to avoid doing work while still accomplishing something. Remember, sometimes physics can be a real treat!
To calculate the work done on an object, we use the formula:
Work = Force x Distance x cos(theta)
In this case, we can assume that the force we exert on the pumpkin is equal to its weight, which we can calculate using the formula:
Weight = mass x gravitational acceleration
Given that the mass of the pumpkin is 2.8 kg, and the gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2, we can find the weight of the pumpkin:
Weight = 2.8 kg x 9.8 m/s^2 = 27.44 N
Now, let's calculate the work done on the pumpkin as you lift it from the ground. Since the pumpkin is lifted vertically, the angle (theta) between the force and displacement is 0 degrees, so the cosine of 0 degrees is 1. Using the formula for work, we have:
Work = Force x Distance x cos(theta)
= Weight x Distance x cos(0)
= 27.44 N x 1.4 m x cos(0)
= 27.44 N x 1.4 m x 1
= 38.416 J
Therefore, the work done on the pumpkin as you lift it from the ground is 38.416 Joules.
Next, let's calculate the work done on the pumpkin as you carry it from the field. Since you are carrying the pumpkin on level ground, there is no vertical displacement, and the work done is only due to the horizontal displacement. The force you exert to carry the pumpkin is equal to its weight, which we calculated earlier as 27.44 N.
Using the formula for work, we have:
Work = Force x Distance x cos(theta)
= Weight x Distance x cos(0)
= 27.44 N x 50.0 m x cos(0)
= 27.44 N x 50.0 m x 1
= 1372 J
Therefore, the work done on the pumpkin as you carry it from the field is 1372 Joules.