Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer:

$W=173.48J$

Explanation:

information we know:

Total force: $F=45N$

Weight: $w=100N$

distance: $4m$

vertical component of the force: $F_{y}=12N$

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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: $F_{x}=Fcos\theta$

vertical component: $F_{y}=Fsen\theta$

but from the given information we know that $F_{y}=12N$

so, equation these two $F_{y}=Fsen\theta$ and $F_{y}=12N$

$Fsen\theta =12N$

and we know the force $F=45N$, thus:

$45sen\theta=12$

now we clear for $\theta$

$sen\theta =12/45\\\theta=sin^{-1}(12/45)\\\theta =15.466$

the angle to the horizontal is 15.466°, with this information we can calculate the horizontal component of the force:

$F_{x}=Fcos\theta$

$F_{x}=45cos(15.466)\\F_{x}=43.37N$

whith this horizontal component we calculate the work to move the crate a distance of 4 m:

$W=F_{x}*D\\W=(43.37N)(4m)\\W=173.48J$

the work done is W=173.48J