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Posted by tee on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 8:16am.

a car is pushed along at 2.50 times 10^3 kg from rest creating 5000 joules of work. It moves 25 meters. what is the horizontal force ?

physics - drwls, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:43am
Work = force x distance

F = 5000 J/25 m = 200 N.

You do not need to know the mass.

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