College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 6 - Problems - Page 230: 62

Answer

The work done by the force on the object is $0.5~J$

Work Step by Step

The area under the force versus displacement graph is equal to the work done by the force. We can find the area under the graph from $x = 0$ to $x = 3.0~m$: $Area = 1.0~J+0.5~J-1.0~J = 0.5~J$ The work done by the force on the object is $0.5~J$.
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