How much work does it take to raise a 5 kg weight 17 m ?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

Work would be 833J

Explanation:

To find work we need to know that

"work"=Fd

Where F is force and d is distance

In this case F = mg because our acceleration vector would be equal and opposite to g the force of gravity. So now we have:

"work"=mgd=[5.0kg][9.8m/s^2][17m]

"work"= 833J