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A constant force of 45 N directed at angle θ to the horizontal pulls a crate of weight 100 N from one end of a room to another a distance of
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A constant force of 45 N directed at angle θ to the horizontal pulls a crate of weight 100 N from one end of a room to another a distance of 4 m. Given that the vertical component of the pulling force is 12 N, calculate the work done by the force in moving the crate.
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2021-07-31T15:02:14+00:00
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Answer:
Explanation:
information we know:
Total force:
Weight:
distance:
vertical component of the force:
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In this case we need the formulas to calculate the components of the force (because to calculate the work we need the horizontal component of the force).
horizontal component:
vertical component:
but from the given information we know that
so, equation these two
and 
and we know the force
, thus:
now we clear for
the angle to the horizontal is 15.466°, with this information we can calculate the horizontal component of the force:
whith this horizontal component we calculate the work to move the crate a distance of 4 m:
the work done is W=173.48J