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OS-AP-7-TP16 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem (Problem 16)

A child is pulling two red wagons, with the second one tied to the first by a (non-stretching) rope. Each wagon has a mass of 10 kg. If the child exerts a force of 30 N for 5.0 m, how much has the kinetic energy of the two-wagon system changed?