Question

Determine the approximate force (N) used to pull a sled up a 400 m hill using 1900 J of work.

Answer 1

The work done to pull the sled up to the hill is given by
$W=Fd$
where
F is the intensity of the force
d is the distance where the force is applied.

In our problem, the work done is $W=1900 J$ and the distance through which the force is applied is $d=400 m$, so we can calculate the average force by re-arranging the previous equation and by using these data:
$F= \frac{W}{d}= \frac{1900 J}{400 m} = 4.75 N \sim 5 N$