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How much work does a supermarket checkout attendant do on a can of soup he pushes 0.420 m horizontally with a force of 4.60 N? Express your answer in joules and kilocalories.

User John Bowlinger
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  • Force=4.60N
  • Displacement=0.420m

We know


\boxed{\sf Work\:Done=Force* Displacement}


\\ \rm\longmapsto Work\:done=0.420* 4.60


\\ \rm\longmapsto Work\:done=1.932J

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