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scorpio16
Mar 5, 2008, 06:59 AM
A 20 N constant horizontal force is applied to a 5 kg box. As a result, the box moves 10 m to the right. How much work is done by this force?
scorpio16
Mar 5, 2008, 07:00 AM
A 20 N constant horizontal force is applied to a 5 kg box. As a result, the box moves 10m to the right. How much work is done by this force?
ebaines
Mar 5, 2008, 07:35 AM
Work is calculated as the magnitude of the force being applied times the distance the object moves in the direction of that force. You should get an answer expresed in N-m, otherwise known as Joules.