Conservative Force
Conservative Force
On screen: Heading: Work done by a conservative force C For path AB, F h s F For path BC, Total work done along ABC, . F B x . . For path AC,
Therefore, work is path independent and also independent of the slope of the inclined plane.
Voiceover:
We know that in the case of one dimensional displacement, a force is always conservative if it is a function of position only. So, the very first common question arises here, what is meant by a conservative force? A conservative force means a force which conserves energy. That is it always keeps the total energy as constant. There will be no loss in energy. Moreover, a conservative force has two important properties: A force is conservative if the work done on a particle moving between any two points is independent of the path taken by the particle. The work done by a conservative force on a particle moving through any closed path is zero.
In the figure shown here, we shift a body in equilibrium from A to C in a gravitational field via path AC or ABC, the work done by the force F for both paths will be same and equal to mgh.
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On screen: Heading: Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
If we consider a system in which a constant force acts over a displacement and does work, then equation of energy will beOr, This relation is known as work-energy theorem.
Voiceover: Let us now think about kinetic energy and work-kinetic theorem. What is the idea behind this concept? Ok first of all, recall the newton second law. It states that force equals mass times acceleration. But, force is a vector whereas work and energy are scalars. Thus, it is easier to solve problems using energy consideration instead of using newtons law. So, when work is done on a system, there may be changes in the potential and kinetic energies of the system. If we consider a system in which a constant force acts over a displacement and does work, then equation of energy will beOr, This relation is known as work-kinetic energy theorem.
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On screen: Proof Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
We know that
In one-dimensional motion,
v v v2 v v
where m is taken outside the integral because it is a constant. Let us consider one-dimensional motion, and then work can be written as:
Now, we can substitute the value of a in the above equation of work done.
Or,
v
v v2 v v
Or, Therefore,
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On screen: Heading: Power
Voiceover: By definition, work done by a force does not depend on the time i.e. work is time-independent. The time rate of doing work is defined as power and is given by:
P instantaneous =
dW W and P . average = dt t
dW F ds F v dt dt
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On screen: Heading: Work-time graph
Time
dW . dt
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Onscreen: Heading: Power-Time Graph
Power Area under the power-time curve gives the work done as which means: = area under curve. d t Time
Voiceover: Area under the power-time curve gives the work done as P dW dt which means :
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On screen: Alternate solution Y
B (a, a)
O (0, 0)
A (a, 0)
cos 0 ky
0
ky]
ky
k 0 [ ] 0
Therefore, work done in moving the particle from origin to point (a, 0) on x-axis is zero.
cos 0 ky
0
ky]
ky
k 0 [ ]0
Therefore, work done in moving the particle from origin to point (a, 0) on x-axis is zero.
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On screen: solution Y
B (a, a)
O (0, 0)
A (a, 0)
Now, the work done in moving a particle from point A to point B on Y-axis will be:
a y y
y cos 0 y
[ y k
k ]
k [ ]
Therefore, total work done in moving the particle from origin to point (a, a) in X-Y plane will be0 k k
Voiceover: Now, the work done in moving a particle from point A to point B on Y-axis will be:
a y y
y cos 0 y y k [
y
k ]
k k [ ]
Therefore, total work done in moving the particle from origin to point (a, a) in X-Y plane will be0 k k
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On screen:
IIT JEE 1980 The displacement of a particle moving in one dimension, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation, t Find: 3, where is in metre and t is in second.
(a) The displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero, and (b) The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds.
Voiceover:
Here is a question from Work and Energy from IIT JEE 1980. The displacement of a particle moving in one dimension, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation, t 3, where is in metre and t is in second. Find:
(a) The displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero, and (b) The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds.
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On screen: solution (a) Given t t t t t 3 3 3 2 t 3
At t
3 s c, the velocity and hence displacement of the particle both are zero.
Voiceover: In the first part of this question, we have to find displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero. To do so, we need velocity as a function of time, because only the instantaneous velocity can show where it is zero. (Refer to Kinematics module). So, velocity t t 3 2 t 3 t t 3
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On screen: solution (b)
1 2
2 i
1 2
2 f
2 i
Voiceover:
In the second part of this question, we have to find work done by the force in first 6 sec. So, which one is the best approach to calculate work done. or directly use work-energy theorem to calculate work done. Either we can use, So, according to work-kinetic energy theorem, we write
1 2
2 f
1 2
2 i
1 2
2 f
2 i
Now we can calculate the work done by the force in first 6 sec. To do so, first calculate the initial and final velocity at = 0 and 6 sec, respectively. From part 1, we haveAt t = 0 s, At t = 6 s, 2t 6 6| 6| | 6| 6 ) s 6 6 0 6 s
|2 0 |2 6 (