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A tractor uses a force of 1000N to lift a rock while doing 20,000J of work. How far did it move the rock?

200,000m
20m
2m
200m

User Savrige
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Answer:

20m

Step-by-step explanation:

The work done by the tractor is given by the formula:

work = force x distance x cos(theta)

where force is the applied force, distance is the distance moved by the object, and theta is the angle between the force and the direction of motion. In this case, we know the force and the work done, but we don't know the distance or the angle.

However, we can use the fact that the work done is also given by:

work = force x distance

We can rearrange this equation to solve for distance:

distance = work / force

Plugging in the values given in the problem, we get:

distance = 20,000 J / 1000 N = 20 meters

Therefore, the tractor moved the rock a distance of 20 meters

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