If Gina is pushing the wall with 200 N of force but the wall did not move. How much work is done by Gina?
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Given the statement:
Gina is pushing the wall with 200 N of force but the wall did not move.
Determine how much work is done.
Explanation:
No work is done since the wall did not move. Even though it is stated that Gina applied force in attempt to move the wall to a specific direction, 0 joules is done or no work at all. This is due to the concept of work, whereas it states that 1 joule of work is transferred when a force of 1 newton is applied to an object, and the object moves a distance of 1 meter. To simply clear this up, work is only done, if force is applied, and the object moves to a distance. This can be proven using the formula for work.
Formula for work:
W = fd
W = work
f = force
d = distance/displacement
Solution:
Substitute the given force and distance of Gina.
W = fd
W = (200 N ) ( 0 m)
W = 0 Joules
Final answer:
Word = 0 Joules
No work is done.