How much work do you do when you push a shopping cart with a force of 50 N for a distance of 5 m?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2015

#W = 250 Nm#.

Explanation:

We have:
Force (F) = 50N
Displacement (s) = 5m.

As we know, we calculate work as:
Work = Force * Displacement in direction of Force,
#W = F * s#,
#W = 50 * 5#,
#W = 250 Nm#. So,
The work done is #250 Nm# (Newton meters).

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