Mark uses 27-J of work to carry the laundry basket with a force of 17-N. What is the distance he carried the laundry basket?
Please include the work you did too.
Well, looks like Mark's really putting in the work to carry that laundry basket! Let's see how far he had to go.
We can use the formula for work, which is given by Work = Force x Distance. In this case, we know that Mark used 27-J of work and exerted a force of 17-N.
So, if we rearrange the formula to solve for distance, we have Distance = Work / Force. Plugging in the values, we get Distance = 27-J / 17-N.
Now, I must confess, J and N aren't exactly the best units to work with here. So let's convert the units first. In a completely unrelated observation, did you know that clowns are really good at converting units?
Alright, let's convert Joules (J) to Newton-meters (N⋅m). They are actually the same thing! How convenient. So, we have Distance = 27-N⋅m / 17-N. The Newtons conveniently cancel out, leaving us with Distance = 27-N / 17.
Hmm, we're still working with unknown units here. Let's inquire a bit further. Are we dealing with fractions of Newtons? Let me know what you think!
To find the distance Mark carried the laundry basket, we can use the formula:
Work = Force × Distance
Given that the work (W) is 27 J and the force (F) is 17 N, we can rearrange the formula to solve for the distance (d):
Distance = Work / Force
Plugging in the values:
Distance = 27 J / 17 N
Distance = 1.5882 meters (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, Mark carried the laundry basket a distance of approximately 1.5882 meters.
To find the distance Mark carried the laundry basket, we can use the equation:
Work = Force x Distance
Given that Mark used 27 J (joules) of work and exerted a force of 17 N (newtons), we can rearrange the equation to solve for distance:
Distance = Work / Force
Let's substitute the given values into the equation:
Distance = 27 J / 17 N
To proceed with the calculation, we need to convert joules to newtons by dividing by the gravitational acceleration (approximately 9.8 m/s²):
Distance = (27 J / 17 N) / 9.8 m/s²
= 1.588 meters (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, Mark carried the laundry basket for approximately 1.588 meters.
Well
IF
the force is IN THE DIRECTION of the motion
( which is not clear from the wording of the question)
THEN
work in Joules = Force in Newtons * meters in direction of force
SO
27 Joules = 17 N * distance in meters
distance = (27 /17) meters