Question

Matthew is running late to class and his car breaks down. He has to push the car 100 meters but the car isn’t moving at all. How much work is done if the car is not moving for 10 seconds?

Answer 1

Given what we know and the relationship between work generated and the total distance moved, we can confirm that the work that was done after 10 seconds of not moving the car is equal to zero.

How can all of this be equal to zero?

This has to do with the relationship between the work generated, the force used and the distance traveled.

The formula states that $W = F * d$.

Where W refers to the work, F is the force, and d is the total distance traveled.

Given this relationship, if the distance is zero, it will negate the entire equation.

Therefore, we can confirm that since the distance is zero given that the car did not move, it will negate the entire equation meaning that the total work generated by Matthew in attempting to move the car, is equal to zero.

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