Phil pushes a box with a force of 800 n and moves the box a distance of 450 m. How much work did Phil do while moving this box?

1 Answer
Sep 1, 2017

#W=3.6xx10^5"J"#

Explanation:

Work done by a constant force is given by the equation:

#W=vecF*vecr#

the dot product of the force and displacement vectors.

For simply pushing the box horizontally across the floor #(theta=0^o)#, we have:

#W=Fr#

#=800"N"*450"m"#

#=color(blue)(3.6xx10^5"J")#