Explanation:
The work done to lift the bag of weight mg through height 2.5 m is 400 J
The work done can be found by relation W = mg x h
Thus mg = =
= 160 N
Therefore the man have to apply the force of 160 N
Here when an object is placed on the level floor then in that case there are two forces on the object
1). Weight of object downwards (mg)
2). Normal force due to floor which will counterbalance the weight (N)
so when no force is applied on the box at that time normal force is counter balanced by weight.
Now here it is given that A person tried to lift the box upwards
So now there are two forces on the box
1). Applied force of person
2). Normal force due to ground
So now these two forces will counter balance the weight of the crate
So we can write an equation for force balance like
given that
here
m = 30 kg and
g = acceleration due to gravity = 10 m/s^2
now from above equation
So force applied by the person must be 150 N