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drewdiddy
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Homework Statement
Work pushing car up incline.
More of a generalization than anything. Is the work done independent of the angle of the hill seeing as all we're concerned with is the change in h?
I had two problems on the homework. One carrying a backpack up a hill where the angle wasn't given and not necessary and another with pushing a car up a hill where the angle was given and necessary to get the correct solution. Trying to differentiate when I need the angle and not
Homework Equations
W=F(d cos <) and W=Fh (when h=cos< x d)