AP Physics-Potential Energy and Conservation.

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The discussion centers on calculating work done by a worker on a 27 kg block pushed 7.8 m along a level floor at a constant speed with a force directed 33° below the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20. To determine the work done by the worker's force, one must analyze the forces acting on the block, including friction. Additionally, the energy dissipated by the frictional force can be calculated using the friction coefficient and the normal force.

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  • Understanding of Newton's laws of motion
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A worker pushed a 27 kg block 7.8 m along a level floor at constant speed with a force directed 33° below the horizontal.
(a) If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, how much work was done by the worker's force?
(b) How much energy was dissipated by the frictional force?
please i really don't know how to answer this.
 
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You HAVE to able to start before anyone can help you. Draw a force diagram. What forces are acting on the block?
 

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