Maddie is on the weightlifting team at her school. She must lift as much weight as possible from the ground to a straight up standing position. How much work will Jolie do if she uses a force of 6 N to lift 150 pounds of weight to a height of 1.5 m?
a
3.3 J
b
3.5 J
c
6.5 J
d
9.0 J
d
9.0 J
pounds ? They just did that to confuse us.
Force * distance = work done = 6 Newtons * 1.5 meters = 9 Joules