Question

What is the amount of force this student had to apply?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the force applied, let's use the work formula below:

`W=F\cdot d`

Where W is the work in Joules, F is the force in Newtons and d is the distance in meters.

So, for W = 2000 J and d = 10 m, we have:

`\begin{gathered} 2000=F\cdot10 \\ F=(2000)/(10) \\ F=200\text{ N} \end{gathered}`

Therefore the applied force is 200 N.