An Alaskan dog sled racer pulls his 75.0 kg sled at an angle of 40.0 degrees to the ground. He manages to move the sled 20.0 m by applying a 150 N force before needing a break. Find the (a) work done by gravity, (b) work done by the normal force, (c) work done by the sled racer, and (d) the net work done on the sled.

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An Alaskan dog sled racer pulls his 75.0 kg sled at an angle of 40.0 degrees to the ground. He manages to move
the sled 20.0 m by applying a 150 N force before needing a break. Find the (a) work done by gravity, (b) work
done by the normal force, (c) work done by the sled racer, and (d) the net work done on the sled.

 

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