NEED HELP really quick on a problem!

A 1.5 kg potato is moved horizontally 3.00 m across a level floor with an acceleration of 1.5m/s^2. How much work is done on the potato?

I have a test tomorrow morning on a problem like this (reading my study guide) and I'm stumped. Please help!!

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NEED HELP really quick on a problem!

A 1.5 kg potato is moved horizontally 3.00 m across a level floor with an acceleration of 1.5m/s^2. How much work is done on the potato?

I have a test tomorrow morning on a problem like this (reading my study guide) and I'm stumped. Please help!!

astrophysics · Answer

$$W = F d \cos \theta$$ where W is work, F is the force and d is the displacement, since we're dealing with a horizontal level floor costhea = 1, so our equation becomes $$W = F d$$ see if you can figure out what to do with this equation.