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WORK, POWER, ENERGY

1. A body of mass 1.0 kg moves in X-Y plane under the influence of a conservative force. Its
potential energy is given by U = 2x + 3y where (x, y) denote the coordinates of the body. The
body is at rest at (2, –4) initially. All the quantities have SI units. Therefore, the body
[NSEP-2017]
(A) moves along a parabolic path
(B) moves with a constant acceleration
(C) never crosses the X axis
(D) has a speed of 2 13 m/s at time t = 2s

2. (
A body of mass 4 kg moves under the action of a force F = 4i + 12t 2 j N, where t is the time in )
second. The initial velocity of the particle is (2iˆ + ˆj + 2k)ms
ˆ −1
. If the force is applied for 1 s, work
done is : [NSEP-2017]
(A) 4 J (B) 8 J (C) 12 J (D) 16 J

3. Motion of a particle in a plane is described by the non-orthogonal set of coordinates (p, q) with
unit vectors (p, ˆ inclined at an angle  as shown in the diagram. If the mass of the particle is
ˆ q)

 dx 
m, its kinetic energy is given by  x =  [NSEP-2017]
 dt 

1 1
(A)
2
( 2 2
m p + q + pq cos  ) (B)
2
( 2 2
m p + q − pq(1 − sin  )

1 1
(C)
2
( 2 2
m p + q + 2pq cos  ) (D)
2
( 2 2
m p + q + pq cot  )

4. The potential energy of a particle of mass m in conservative force field can be expressed as
U = x −  y where (x, y) denote the position coordinates of the body. The acceleration of the
body is : [NSEP-2018]
2 2 2 2
− +  −  +
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m m m m

5. The resistive force on an airplane flying in a horizontal plane is given by F f = kv2, where k is
constant and v is the speed of the airplane. When the power output from the engine is P 0, the
plane flies at a speed v0. If the power output of the engine is doubled the airplane will fly at a
speed of [NSEP-2019]
(A) 1.12 v0 (B) 1.26 v0 (C) 1.41 v0 (D) 2.82 v0

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6. Position-time graph of a particle moving in a potential field is shown beside. If the mass of the
particle is 1 kg its total energy is approximately [NSEP-2019]

(A) 15.45  10–4 J (B) 30.78 10–4 J


(C) 7.71  10–4J (D) 3.85  10–4 J

7. The potential energy (U) of a particle moving in a potential field varies with its displacement (x)
as shown below. [NSEP-2019]

The variation of force F(x) acting on the particle as a function of x can be represented by

(A) Fig (i) (B) Fig (ii) (C) Fig (iii) (D) Fig (iv)

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8. The kinetic energy of a particle moving along a circle of radius R depends upon the distance
covered 's' as KE = as2 where a is a constant. The magnitude of the force acting on the particle
as a function of 's' is [NSEP-2020]
2
2as
2
2as
2
s
(A) (B) (C) 2 as (D) 2as 1 +  
R m R 

9. A motor pump is used to deliver water at a certain rate r from a given pipe. To obtain thrice as
much water from the same pipe in the same time, the power of the motor has to be increased
to [NSEP-2022]
(A) 3 times (B) 9 times (C) 27 times (D) 81 times

10. A particle of mass m moves in a straight line under the influence of a certain force such that
the power (P ) delivered to it remains constant. Starting from rest, the straight-line distance

traveled by the moving particle in time t is [NSEP-2023]


1 1 1 1

 8Pt 3  2  4Pt 3  2  8Pt 2  2  8Pt 3  2


(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 27m   27m   9m   9m 

11. The force F(x) acting on a body of mass m changes with position x (in meter) as shown. It is
given that the potential energy U ( x ) = 0 at x = 0 Choose correct option(s). [NSEP-2023]

F(N)

6
4
2

–2 1 2 3 4 5 6 x(m)
–4
–6

(A) U ( x ) = 0 at x = 0, x = 3 and x = 6 (B) U ( x ) = 2x 2 − 12x for 2  x  4

(C) U ( x ) = − x 2 + 12x − 40 for 4  x  6 (D) At x = 3,U ( x ) = − 10J

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