Question

Mark and David are loading identical cement blocks onto David’s pickup truck. Mark lifts his block straight up from the ground to the truck, whereas David slides his block up a ramp on massless, frictionless rollers. Which statement is true? (a) Mark does more work than David. (b) Mark and David do the same amount of work. (c) David does more work than Mark. (d) None of these statements is necessarily true because the angle of the incline is unknown. (e) None of these statements is necessarily true because the mass of one block is not given.

Answer 1

b) true. The jobs are equal

Step-by-step explanation:

The work on a body is the scalar product of the force applied by the distance traveled.

W = F. d

Work is a scalar, the work equation can be developed

W = F d cos θ

Where θ is the angle between force and displacement

Let's apply these conditions to the exercise

a) False, if we see the expression d cosT is the projection of the displacement in the direction of the force, so there may be several displacement, but its projection is always the same

b) true. The jobs are equal dx = d cosθ

c) False, because the force is equal and the projection of displacement is the same

d) False, knowledge of T is not necessary because the projection of displacement is always the same

e) False mass is not in the definition of work