Work, Power, Energy
Work
Work done by the force is measured by the product of magnitude of force and the displacement of the point of application in the direction of force.
i.e., W=F.S
Work done = component of force in the direction of the displacement \[\times \] magnitude of displacement.

i.e., W= (F cos q) S=F S cos q or W=\[\overrightarrow{F.}\,\overrightarrow{S}\]
In terms of rectangular components, work done
W=\[\overrightarrow{F.}\,\overrightarrow{d}\]
\[W=(\hat{i}\,{{F}_{x}}+\hat{j}\,{{F}_{y}}+\hat{k}\,{{F}_{Z}}).(\hat{i}\,\,dx+\hat{j}\,dy+\hat{k}\,\,dz)\]
\[={{F}_{x}}dx+{{F}_{y}}dy+{{F}_{Z}}dz\]
Units of work
SI unit: joule (J). One joule of work is said to be done when a force of one newton displaces a body by one metre in the direction of force
\[1\,\,joule={{10}^{7}}erg\]
Dimensions of work:
Work = force, displacement
\[=[ML{{T}^{-2}}][L]=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\]
Work Done in Pulling and Pushing an Object
\[F=\frac{\mu \,\,Mg}{\cos \theta +\mu \sin \theta }=force\,\,required\,to\,pull\,on\,object\] force required to pull an object \[W=F\,\,d=\frac{\mu \,\,Mg\,\,d}{\cos \theta +\mu \,\,\sin \,\theta }\]
Similarly, work done in pushing an object
\[W=\frac{\mu \,\,Mg\,\,d}{\cos \theta +\mu \,\,\sin \,\theta }\]
Work Done by a Variable Force
\[W=\int\limits_{{{x}_{1}}}^{{{x}_{2}}}{Fdx=}\]area under F-x curve with proper algebraic sign.
Work done by external force when spring is elongated from \[{{x}_{1}}to\,{{x}_{2}}\]
Work done in small displacement dx, dW = Fdx
Total work done, W=\[\int\limits_{{{x}_{1}}}^{{{x}_{2}}}{Fdx=k\,\,\int\limits_{{{x}_{1}}}^{{{x}_{2}}}{xdx}}\]
\[F=kx\]
The constant k is the spring constant or force constant.
\[W=\frac{1}{2}k{{x}_{2}}^{2}-\frac{1}{2}k{{x}_{1}}^{2}\]
Conservative Force
A force is said to be conservative, if the work done, by or against the force
(i) is independent of path and depends only on initial and final positions.
(ii) does not depend on the nature of path followed between the initial and final positions.
Examples of conservative force: All central forces are conservative like gravitational, electrostatic, elastic force, restoring force due to spring etc.
SPECIAL POINTS
(a) Work done along a closed path or in a cyclic process is zero. i.e.\[i.e.\,\,\oint{F.dx=0}\]
(b) If \[\overrightarrow{F}\] is a conservative force, then \[\overrightarrow{\Delta }\times \overrightarrow{F}=0\]
Non-conservative Force
A force is said to be non-conservative, if work done, by or against the force in moving a body depends upon the path between the initial and final positions.
The work done in a closed path is not zero in a non-conservative force field.
Examples of non-conservative force: Air resistance, viscous force etc.
Energy
The energy of a body is defined as the capacity of doing work or ability of the body to do work.
It is a scalar quantity.
The dimensional formula of energy is \[[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\]. It is the same as that of work. The unit of energy are the same as that of work Le,, joule in S. I. system and erg in CGS system.
Kinetic Energy
It is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion. If v be the velocity acquired by the block after travelling a distance x,
then kinetic energy
\[K=W=Fx=m.a.x=\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}\] \[[\therefore {{v}^{2}}=2ax]\]
Work Energy Theorem for a Variable Force
The work done by the resultant force in displacing the particle from\[{{x}_{0}}\] to x is
\[W=\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}f-\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}_{i}\]
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