Question

Charlie lifts a box with a force of 500 N and sets it on a table top 1.2 m above its starting position. Lauren pushes an identical box up a 5 m ramp from the floor to the top of the same table. Which person did more work? Please explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Workdone is the force applied to move a body in a specified direction.  

  Work done  = Force x distance

For first box;

          Work done  = 500 x 1.2  = 600J

For the second box = 500 x 5  = 2500J

Lauren did more work compared to Charlie because he move the box through a larger height which is the distance in this scenario.