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AP Physics C (Mech)
Work & Energy
OS-UP-7-81 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Power (Problem 81)

A girl pulls her 15-kg wagon along a flat sidewalk by applying a 10-N force at to the horizontal. Assume that friction is negligible and that the wagon starts from rest. (a) How much work does the girl do on the wagon in the first 2.0 s. (b) How much instantaneous power does she exert at ? Select the answer to part (a).