Which of the following describes what happens to force as you increase distance (length) of a ramp while the amount of work remains the same?
A. force will stay the same
B. force will increase
C. force will decrease

Question

Which of the following describes what happens to force as you increase distance (length) of a ramp while the amount of work remains the same?
	A.	force will stay the same
	B.	force will increase
	C.	force will decrease

anonymous · Answer

@warmachine68

anonymous · Answer

Consider the formula for work:$$W=Fd$$where W is work; F is force; and d is distance.  So, work is constant, and we want to see what happens to force as the distance is increased.  Let's then rewrite the equation as follows:$$F=\frac{ W }{ d }$$Now looking at that equation, what happens to force as distance increases?