You should draw a free body diagram of the lawn mower with the woman pushing it, in order to find the correct normal force.master_333 said:Homework Statement
A woman pushes a lawn mower(25-kg) with a force of 400 N at an angle 45 degrees below the horizontal for a displacement of 12 meters. The coefficient of friction between the lawn and the mower is 0.1. The answer is -634 J but I get a different answer.
Homework Equations
W = F (d)
The Attempt at a Solution
W = -(coefficient of friction) (mg) (12 m)
W = - 0.1 * 25 * 9.8 * 12
W = -294J
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