A person rolls a barrel up an inclined plane with a length of 6m and a height of 3m / How much force is needed to roll up the barrel the length of the inclined plane if the barrel weighs 500N? How much work is done on the barrel?

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Jax Matthews

Physics

11 January, 01:37

A person rolls a barrel up an inclined plane with a length of 6m and a height of 3m / How much force is needed to roll up the barrel the length of the inclined plane if the barrel weighs 500N? How much work is done on the barrel?

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Melanie Livingston · Answer 1

Length (l) = 6 m

height (h) = 3 m

Load (L) = 500 N

Effort (E) = ?

we know the principal that

E * l = L * h

6 E = 500 * 3

6E = 1500

E = 250

therefore 250 N work is done on the barrel.