Question

How much work in joules is required to lift a 23 kg box up from the ground to your waist that is 1.0 meters high, carry it 6 meters horizontallyy across the room and place it on a shelf that is 5.7 meters off the ground? Do not type units. Round your answer to te tnths place

Answer 1

Answer:

2682

Explanation:

Work done is given by :

Work = Force x distance

         =  mg x d

So, work done in lifting the box of 23 kg up to my waist of 1 m high is :

W = mg x d

   = 23 x 9.18 x 1

   = 211.14

Now work done carrying the box horizontally 6 meters across the room is

W = mg x d

   = 23 x 9.18 x 6

   = 1266.84

Work done in placing the box on the shelf that is 5.7 m above the ground is

W = mg x d

   = 23 x 9.18 x 5.7

   = 1203.49

So the total work done is = 211.14 + 1266.84 + 1203.49

                                          = 2681.47

                                          = 2682 (rounding off)