Asked by IGotYa

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)
Responses

1,600 joules
1,600 joules

100 joules
100 joules

2,000 joules
2,000 joules

400 joules

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Work = force × displacement while the force is applied = 400 N × 4 m = 1600 J.
(When the box slides the extra 1 m after he stops, the person does no additional work.)