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

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

Work would be 833J833J

Explanation:

To find work we need to know that

"work"=Fdwork=Fd

Where FF is force and dd is distance

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

"work"=mgd=[5.0kg][9.8m/s^2][17m]work=mgd=[5.0kg][9.8ms2][17m]

"work"= 833Jwork=833J