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To clean the floor, David exerts a 40 N force on a broom handle to push it 2 m. If the broom handle makes a 40° angle with the floor, what is the work done by David on the broom? If the broom handle were angled at 65° would David do more or less work? Explain your answer. Use the Guess method.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Work done = Force * Displacement

There is no displacement vertical so only the horizontal part of force did work.

The horizontal force = Force * cos(angle with floor)

Work done = 40*cos(40°)*2

= 61.28 J

As cos(65°) is less than cos(40°), work done will be less at 65°.

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