sledge (including load) weighs 5000 N. It is pulled on level snow by a dog team exerting ahorizontal force on it. The coeﬃcient

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of kinetic friction between sledge and snow is 0.05. Howmuch work is done by the dog team pulling the sledge 1000 m at constant speed?

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lara31 [8.8K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-09T15:00:59+03:00

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Answer:

2.5 x 10^{5} J

Explanation:

weight = 5,000 N

coefficient of friction = 0.05

distance = 1000 m

how much work is done by the dogs pulling the sledge

work done = force x coefficient of friction x distance

work done = 5000 x 0.05 x 1000 = 2.5 x 10^{5} J