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19 June, 06:57

ou are unloading a refrigerator from a delivery van. The ramp on the van is 5.0 m long, and its top end is 1.4 m above the ground. As the refrigerator moves down the ramp, you are on the down side of the ramp trying to slow the motion by pushing horizontally against the refrigerator with a force of 370 N. Part A How much work do you do on the refrigerator during its trip down the ramp

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  1. 19 June, 07:14
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    component of force along the ramp

    = 370 cos θ where θ is the slope of the ramp with respect to ground.

    sinθ = 1.4 / 5

    θ = 16 degree

    370 cos16

    = 355.67 N

    Work done

    = component of force along the ramp x length of the ramp

    = 355.67 x 5

    = 1778.35 J
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