Two electric motors drive two elevators of equal mass in a three-story building 10 meters tall. Each elevator has a mass of 1,000kg. Calculate the work done by each motor. Express answer in scientific notation.

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loinducoeur · Answer

$$work=force \times distance$$$$distance=10m$$$$force =1000kg \times 10ms ^{-1}=10000N$$$$work=10000N \times 10=100000J$$$$100000J=1.0 \times 10^{5}J$$Does that make any sense? I wasn't really sure how to explain it. If you need more explanation, please tell me and I'll try again :)

anonymous · Answer

I got it thank you :)