Work:
Force applied by the boy is the horizontal component of the force.
FH = F cos θ
How much work is done by the boy pulling his sister d = 30.0 m in a wagon as shown in figure below? Assume no friction acts on the wagon and he pulls with a force of 50.0 N and at an angle θ = 30°.
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