A force of 29.0 N is used to lift a baby through a distance of 0.500 m. How much work is done on the baby?
A.29.5 J
B.58.0 J
C.14.5 J
D.28.5 J
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Question

A force of 29.0 N is used to lift a baby through a distance of 0.500 m. How much work is done on the baby?  
A.29.5 J
B.58.0 J
C.14.5 J
D.28.5 J
@ECSarabia

anonymous · Answer

oooh, i don't have my notes and i don't remember Work too much. i'll think about it.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Work = Force x Distance

so

W = 29N x .500m

W = ?

anonymous · Answer

If W = FD then it'd be 
(29)(.5)
which would be the half of 29.
so C.

anonymous · Answer

oh okay, it is W = FD. thanks @johnweldon1993

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Yeah no problem...just think about it like this...if you carry it farther...would you be doing less work?

If W = F/D    making D bigger would make W smaller....and that doesn't make sense

anonymous · Answer

yeah, i figured it had to do something like that. only two givens and this isn't a very hard question. When i was in the physics, the longer the questions, the less info they gave you and you had to convert a lot and use like 5 formulae. it was horrible. lmfao.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Yeah, I finished my final physics class this past semester...fun (lot of information) lol but that's what you get from engineering haha

anonymous · Answer

yeah i'm working on my engineering too. banging out Physics and Calculus. Really fun, wooh. lol.