Calculate the work done by a 47 N force pushing a pencil 0.26 m. Question 1 options: A. 0.005 J B. 12.2 J C. 180.77 J

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EternityWYH · Answer 1 · 2019-12-16T19:13:44+0000

The work done by a force when moving an object is given by:

W=Fd

where W is the work, F is the force and d the displacement of the object.
Therefore, using
F=47~N

and

, we get a total work of

$W=Fd=47~N \cdot 0.26~m=12.22~J$