While rearranging a dorm room, a student does 292 J of work in moving a desk 3.7 m. What was the magnitude of the applied horizontal force?
Work = Force x Distance
Solve for the Force (in Newtons)
so is it 1080.4
No. F = W/X, not W*X
You also failed to say what the units are.
A number is not a compete answer
79n
To find the magnitude of the applied horizontal force, we can use the work-energy principle, which states that the work done on an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy. In this case, the work done on the desk is equal to the 292 J.
The work done on an object can be calculated as the product of the applied force and the displacement:
Work = Force x Displacement
In this case, the work done on the desk is 292 J, and the displacement is 3.7 m. So we can rearrange the formula to solve for the force:
Force = Work / Displacement
Plugging in the values, we get:
Force = 292 J / 3.7 m
Therefore, the magnitude of the applied horizontal force is approximately 78.92 N (rounded to two decimal places).