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You push a shopping cart with a force of 400 Newtons a distance of 10 meters across a rough parking lot. How much work did you do?

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Answer:

4000J

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Force = 400N

Distance = 10m

Unknown:

Work done = ?

Solution:

Work done is the force applied to move a body in a specific direction.

Work done = Force x distance

So;

Work done = 400 x 10 = 4000J

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