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Fill in what you know and leave the unknown box empty — it works out whichever one is missing. Nothing is uploaded; the arithmetic happens in your browser.

Work = 150 J

The formula

W = Fd

Where this usually goes wrong

Only the distance moved along the direction of the force counts. Carrying a box level does no work on it.

Worked example

Pushing with 50 N over 3 m is 150 J.

Those numbers are already in the boxes above — press Work it out to see it, then change them for your own.

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