The tension in the rope is doing a work of 1662.544 joules as the sled moves 2.1 meters along the hill.
In this case, we need to construct the Free Body Diagram of the sled-victim System in order to determine what Forces are doing Work. Then, we construct the respective Energy equation by Newton's Laws of Motion, Work-Energy Theorem and definition of Work.
Given that system experiments an uniform Acceleration, we must solve the resulting model for the work done by the Tension in the rope.
From the Free Body Diagram (see image attached), we see that both Weight of the sled and Friction between sled and snow are doing work in favor of gravity, whereas Tension forces is against gravity. Normal force is not doing work as its direction is perpendicular to the direction of motion. The energy equation of this system is:
[tex]-W_{T} + \mu\cdot m\cdot g \cdot s\cdot \cos \theta + m\cdot g\cdot s\cdot \sin \theta = m\cdot a\cdot s[/tex] (1)
Where:
[tex]W_{T}[/tex] - Work done by tension, in joules.
[tex]m[/tex] - Mass of the sled-victim system, in kilograms.
[tex]\mu[/tex] - Coefficient of kinetic friction, no unit.
[tex]g[/tex] - Gravitational acceleration, in meters per square second.
[tex]s[/tex] - Travelled distance, in meters.
[tex]\theta[/tex] - Slope angle, in sexagesimal degrees.
[tex]a[/tex] - Net acceleration of the sled-victim system, in meters per square second.
If we know that [tex]\mu = 0.100[/tex], [tex]m = 55.3\,kg[/tex], [tex]g = 10\,\frac{m}{s^{2}}[/tex], [tex]s = 2.1\,m[/tex], [tex]\theta = 79.6^{\circ}[/tex] and [tex]a = -4.3\,\frac{m}{s^{2}}[/tex], then the work done by the tension in the rope is:
[tex]-W_{T} + \mu\cdot m\cdot g \cdot s\cdot \cos \theta + m\cdot g\cdot s\cdot \sin \theta = m\cdot a\cdot s[/tex]
[tex]W_{T} = \mu\cdot m\cdot g \cdot s\cdot \cos \theta + m\cdot g\cdot s\cdot \sin \theta -m\cdot a\cdot s[/tex]
[tex]W_{T} = (0.100)\cdot \left(55.3\,kg\right)\cdot \left(10\,\frac{m}{s^{2}} \right)\cdot (2.1\,m)\cdot \cos 79.6^{\circ} + \left(55.3\,kg\right)\cdot \left(10\,\frac{m}{s^{2}} \right)\cdot (2.1\,m)\cdot \sin 79.6^{\circ} - (55.3\,kg)\cdot \left(-4.3\,\frac{m}{s^{2}} \right) \cdot (2.1\,m)[/tex]
[tex]W_{T} = 1662.544\,J[/tex]
The tension in the rope is doing a work of 1662.544 joules as the sled moves 2.1 meters along the hill.
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