Question

John is lifting a 1.5 kg toy to a height of 1.2 m above the ground. How much work is done??

Answer 1

1.5*9.8*1.2

since the formula is force * distance.

1.2 is the distance. the force is gravity on the object (1.5*9.8)

The answer is 17.64 J . (18 J with sig figs)