A tugboat pulls a ship with a constant net horizontal force of 5200 N and causes the ship to move through a harbor. How much work is done on the ship if it moves a distance of 3 km?
Work = Force x Distance
Make sure the distance is in meters, if you want the answer in Joules
To calculate the work done on the ship, we need to use the formula:
Work = Force × Distance
In this case, the force acting on the ship is 5200 N and the distance it moves is 3 km. However, we need to convert the distance from kilometers to meters, as the force is given in Newtons, which is the unit derived from meters.
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
Therefore, 3 kilometers can be represented as 3 × 1000 = 3000 meters.
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
Work = 5200 N × 3000 m
Multiplying these values will give us the work done on the ship.