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Sheila has just arrived at the airport and is dragging her suitcase to the luggage check-in desk. She pulls on the strap with a force of 190 N at an angle of 35° to the horizontal to displace it 45 m to the desk. Determine the work done by Sheila on the suitcase I need help with this problem

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Work (W) = Force x Distance x cos 45°

W = 190N x 45m x cos 35 = 7,003.75 J

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