You push your couch a distance of 3.6 m across the living room floor with a horizontal force of 202.0 N. The force of friction is 148.0 N. What is the work done by you, by the friction force, by gravity, and by the net force?
distance = s = 3.6 m
applied force = F = 202 N
a) WORK DONE BY YOU = W = F S COS( THETA)
W = FS COS(0) = 727.2 JOULES
b) work done by friction = - Ff * s = -148* 3.6 = -532.8 J
c) wg = 0 because force and displacements are perpendicular
d) wt = 727.2 -532.8 = 194.4 joules
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