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In order to move a bag of dog food across a 10 meter room, you apply 20 newtons of force. How much work was done? (2 points)

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i have seen people put its 2joules, well it not 2, its 200joules bc their asking how much work was done so u need to multiply not dived

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Work in physics is defined as force times distance (there is also an angle but that doesn’t seem applicable here). In this case:

W = F•d

W = (20 N)(10 m)

W = 200 Nm or 200 joules

200 joules of work was done on the bag of dog food.

Hope this helps!

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