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Grade upto college level Mechanics

An unruly demonstrator lifts a stone of mass 200 g from the ground and throws it at his opponent. At the time of projection, the stone is 150 cm above the ground and has a speed of 3.00 m/s. Calculate the work done by the demonstrator during the process. If it takes one second for the demonstrator to lift the stone and throw, what horsepower does he use?

Profile image of Shane Macguire
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Aditi Chauhan
12 Years ago
Sol. m = 200g = 0.2kg, h = 150cm = 1.5m, v = 3m/sec, t = 1 sec Total work done = ½ mv^2 + mgh = (1/2) × (0.2) ×9 + (0.2) × (9.8) × (1.5) = 3.84 J h.p. used = 3.84/746 = 5.14 * 10^-3