Calculate the net work done by the wings of a 0.300 kg hawk as he flies in a straight line at an angle of 35° above the horizontal from a height of 10.0 m to a height of 50.0 m. His starting speed is 6.00 m/s and his final speed is 10.0 m/s. The drag force is an average of 2.5 N during the flight

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Answer:

[tex]W_{wing} = 301.5 J[/tex]

Explanation:

As we know by work energy theorem that net work done by all forces is equal to change in kinetic energy

so here we can say

[tex]W_{wing} + W_{gravity} + W_{drag} = \frac{1}{2}m(v_f^2 - v_i^2)[/tex]

now we know that when plane moves upwards then

[tex]W_{gravity} = -mgh[/tex]

[tex]W_{gravity} = 0.300(-9.8)(50 - 10)[/tex]

[tex]W_{gravity} = -117.6 J[/tex]

Now work done by drag force is given as

[tex]W_{drag = -F_{drag} \frac{h_2 - h_1}{sin\theta}[/tex]

[tex]W_{drag} = -2.5(\frac{50- 10}{sin35})[/tex]

[tex]W_{drag} = -174.3 J[/tex]

now we have

[tex]W_{wing} - 174.3 - 117.6 = \frac{1}{2}(0.300)(10^2 - 6^2)[/tex]

[tex]W_{wing} = 301.5 J[/tex]