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Intro to Calculating Work
9. Work & Energy / Intro to Calculating Work / Problem 6

A car is being pulled by a tow truck along a straight road. The tow truck exerts a constant force F\overrightarrow{F} = (250 î + 150 ĵ) N on the car as it moves along the road. If the car experiences a displacement d\overrightarrow{d} = (120 î + 80 ĵ) m, determine the work done by the tow truck using: (i) W = Fd cosθ ; (ii) W = Fxdx + Fydy .

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