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An athlete does one push-up period in the process, she moves half of her body weight, 250 N, a distance of 20 cm, this distance is the distance her gravity moves when she fully extend her arms how much work did you do after one push-up

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In the push-up, the athlete's weight (or force) of 250 N moves through a distance of 20 cm.

By definition,
Work = force * distance.

Therefore, work done in one push-up is

W=(250 \, N)*(20 \, cm)*(10^(-2) \, (cm)/(m)) = 50 \, J

Note that 1 J = 1 N-m.

Answer: 1 J
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