A 22 kg sled is pushed for 5.2 m with a horizontal force of 20 N, starting from rest. Ignore friction. Find the final speed of the sled.

Respuesta :

Note that this force does [tex]20 \, N \cdot 5.2 \, m = 104 \, J[/tex] of work.  Then, by conservation of energy, we have that:

[tex]\frac{mv^2}{2} = 104 \, J[/tex]

Substituting [tex]m=22 \, kg[/tex], we see that:

[tex]11v^2 \, kg = 104 \, J[/tex]

Then, dividing by [tex]11[/tex] and taking the square root, we see that:

[tex]v=~3.1 \, m/s[/tex]