A fisherman reels in 12.0 m of line while landing a fish, using a constant forward pull of 25.0 N. How much work does the tension in the line do on the fish?
Work= force * distance
Multiply 12.0 m and 25 N and that's your answer
To calculate the work done by the tension in the line on the fish, you can use the formula:
Work = Force × Distance × Cosine(angle)
In this case, the force is the tension in the line, which is given as 25.0 N, and the distance is the length of the line reeled in, which is 12.0 m. The angle represents the angle between the force and the direction of motion, but in this case, the force and the distance are in the same direction, so the angle is 0.
Plugging these values into the formula:
Work = 25.0 N × 12.0 m × cos(0°)
The cosine of 0° is 1, so the formula simplifies to:
Work = 25.0 N × 12.0 m × 1
Now you can calculate the work:
Work = 300.0 N·m
Therefore, the tension in the line does a work of 300.0 N·m on the fish.