Motion In A Plane Ques 7

7. A particle moves with a velocity $\vec{v}=6 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k} $ $m / s$ under the influence of a constant force $\vec{F}=20 \hat{i}+15 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ $ N$. The instantaneous power applied to the particle is

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(a) $45 $ $J / s$

(b) $35 $ $J / s$

(c) $25 $ $J / s$

(d) $195 $ $J / s$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 7.(a)

Solution:

  1. (a) As we know,

$ \begin{aligned} & P=\vec{F} \cdot \vec{v}=(6 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}) \cdot(20 \hat{i}+15 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}) \\ & =6 \times 20-4 \times 15-3 \times 5=45 J / s \end{aligned} $

Instantanesous power can be calculated by

$P _{\text{ins }}=F \cdot \cos \theta v=\vec{F} \cdot \vec{v}$

which is the scalar product of force and velocity vector.