Question

It takes 500 W of power to move an object 96 m in 12 s. What force is being applied to the object?

Answer 1

Answer: 125/24 N

Explanation:

The work can be calculated with W = Fs

Where W = work

F = force

and s = displacement

Let's set up the equation:

500w = F * 96m

$\frac{500}{96}$ = 125/24 or roughly 5.2 N of force

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Power, by definition, is the amount of work per unit of time. We arent given work in this question, but we can find it because work is how much force per unit of distance.

$P=\frac{W}{t_f-t_i} =\frac{F*d}{t_f-t_i}$

Plug in all the values, and its algebra at this point

$500=\frac{F*96}{12}$

6000 = 96F

F = 62.5 Newtons