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A person pushes a box. He applies a force of 400 newtons, and he pushes the box for a distance of 4 meters. After he stops pushing, the box slides forward another meter. How much work was done by the person?(1 point)
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400 joules
400 joules

2,000 joules
2,000 joules

1,600 joules
1,600 joules

100 joules

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1600 joules.

Work done = force × distance while the force is applied = 400 N × 4 m = 1600 J. The extra 1 m after he stops pushing doesn't add to the work done by him.