A porter lifts a luggage of 15 kg from the ground and puts it on his head 1.5 m above the ground. Calculate the work done by him on the luggage.
A mass of 10 kg is at a point A on a table. It is moved to a point B. If the line joining A and B is horizontal, what is the work done on the object by the gravitational force? Explain your answer.
An object of mass 15 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 4 m/s. What is the kinetic energy possessed by the object?
What is the work to be done to increase the velocity of a car from 30 km/h to 60 km/h if the mass of the car is 1500 kg?
Calculate the work required to be done to stop a car of 1500 kg moving at a velocity of 60 km/h?
Certain force acting on a 20 kg mass changes its velocity from 5 m/s to 2 m/s. Calculate the work done by the force.
Find the energy possessed by an object of mass 10 kg when it is at a height of 6 m above the ground. Given, g = 9.8 m/s2.
An object of mass 12 kg is at a certain height above the ground. If the potential energy of the object is 480 J, find the height at which the object is with respect to the ground. Given, g = 10 m/s2.
An object of mass 40 kg is raised to a height of 5 m above the ground. What is its potential energy? If the object is allowed to fall, find its kinetic energy when it is half-way down.
Two girls, each of weight 400 N climb up a rope through a height of 8 m. We name one of the girls A and the other B. Girl A takes 20 s while B takes 50 s to accomplish this task. What is the power expended by each girl?
boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s. If the height of each step is 15 cm, find his power. Take g = 10 m/s2.
An electric bulb of 60 W is used for 6 h per day. Calculate the 'units' of energy consumed in one day by the bulb.
An electric heater is rated 1500 W. How much energy does it use in 10 hours?
A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month. How much energy is this in joules?
Find the energy in kW h consumed in 10 hours by four devices of power 500 W each.