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To start, I have the solution to this problem (with included steps) in front of me. Finding the answer is not the problem.
What I want to know is, being a beginner in physics, what are the basic thought processes that would cause one to move toward a solution? What does one consider when finding these answers? I hope this question makes sense...
Here is the problem:A grocery cart with a mass of 15 kg is pushed at constant speed along an aisle by a force Fp = 12 N which acts at an angle of 17° below the horizontal. Find the work done by each of the forces on the cart if the aisle is 12 m long.
work done by the applied force?
work done by the frictional force?
work done by the normal force?
work done by the gravitational force?
What I want to know is, being a beginner in physics, what are the basic thought processes that would cause one to move toward a solution? What does one consider when finding these answers? I hope this question makes sense...
Here is the problem:A grocery cart with a mass of 15 kg is pushed at constant speed along an aisle by a force Fp = 12 N which acts at an angle of 17° below the horizontal. Find the work done by each of the forces on the cart if the aisle is 12 m long.
work done by the applied force?
work done by the frictional force?
work done by the normal force?
work done by the gravitational force?