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Question 20

An electric sewing machine moves a needle up and down. During one period of operation, the machine is supplied with 100 J of energy and transfers 60 J usefully to the moving needle. The drive mechanism becomes warm.

a.

A student says that dissipated energy no longer exists.

State why this statement is incorrect.

[1]
b.

Oil is added between the moving parts of the drive mechanism.

Give the force between the moving parts that the oil reduces.

[1]
c.

Calculate the efficiency of the sewing machine.

Use:

η=EusefulEtotal \eta=\frac{E_{\text{useful}}}{E_{\text{total}}} η=Etotal​Euseful​​
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