Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 7 - Work and Kinetic Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 211: 6

Answer

(a) $37.63J$ (b) $0J$

Work Step by Step

(a) The required work done can be determined as $W=mgh$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $W=(3.2)(9.8)(1.2)$ $W=37.63J$ (b) We know that $W=Fdcos\theta$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $W=F(50m)cos(90^{\circ})$ $W=0J$
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