CBSE-XI-Physics

08: Work and Energy

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  • #8
    A heavy box is kept on a smooth inclined plane and is pushed up by a force F acting parallel to the plane. Does the work done by the force F as the box goes from A to B depend on how fast the box was moving at A and B? Does the work by the force of gravity depend on this?
    Ans : (i) No. As the surface is smooth and the friction is zero, work done by the force will only depend on the force and the displacement.
    (ii) No, because gravitational force is a conservative force and work done by a conservative force will depend only on the force and the displacement.
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