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A woman does 200 j of work on a shopping cart as she pushes it down an aisle that is 20 m long. What was magnitude of the force she applied to the cart?

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Answer:

10N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Work done = 200J

distance= 20m

We want to find the applied force

From

Work done= Force * distance

substitute

200= F*20

F= 200/20

F= 10N

Hence the force applied is 10N

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