Question

Magnus has reached the finals of a strength competition. In the first round, he has to pull a city bus as far as he can. One end of a rope is attached to the bus and the other is tied around Magnus's waist. If a force gauge placed halfway down the rope reads out a constant 2100 Newtons while Magnus pulls the bus a distance of 1.30 meters, how much work does the tension force do on Magnus

Answer 1

Workdone = -2730 J

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula for workdone is;

W = Force × Displacement

Now, according to Newton's 3rd law of motion, to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

In the question given, we are told that a force gauge placed halfway down the rope reads out a constant 2100 Newtons while Magnus pulls the bus. This means that the force exerted by the rope on Magnus acts in an opposite direction to that which Magnus does to the rope.

Therefore, the force will be in the negative direction.

So;

Workdone = -2100 N × 1.3 m

Workdone = -2730 J