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8.1 Energy transfers and work

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Question 26

A powered hoist raises a maintenance platform inside a wind turbine tower.

While the platform moves upwards, the cable exerts a constant upward force of 1600 N. The force transfers 32 kJ of energy to the platform.

Calculate the increase in height of the platform.

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8.1 Energy transfers and work Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /8.1 Energy transfers and work

115 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 8.1 Energy transfers and work, covering 8.1.1 Energy stores and transfer diagrams, 8.1.2 Ways of changing a system's energy, and 8.1.3 Work done by forces. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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