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Matter In Our Surroundings

Question
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A boy pulls a toy with a force of 50 N through a string which makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal so as to move the toy by a distance of 1 m horizontally. If the string were inclined making an angle of 45° with the horizontal, how much pull would he apply along the string in order to move it the same distance of 1 m?

Solution
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F o r c e comma space straight F space equals space 50 space straight N

Angle space straight b divided by straight w space force space and space displacement comma space straight theta space equals space 30 degree

D i s t a n c e space m o v e d comma space straight s space equals space 1 space straight m

therefore W o r k space d o n e space i s space g i v e n space b y comma space

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W o r k space d o n e comma space straight W space equals space 25 square root of 3 space straight J

Angle space between space straight F space and space straight S comma space straight theta space equals space 45 degree

D i s t a n c e space m o v e d comma space space straight s space equals space 1 space straight m
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