Anil and Sunil push identical wooden boxes across a smooth floor using the same force of $10$ N. Anil moves…
Anil and Sunil push identical wooden boxes across a smooth floor using the same force of $10$ N. Anil moves his box by $3$ m while Sunil moves his box by $6$ m. Which statement correctly compares their work?
Anil does twice as much work as Sunil
Sunil does twice as much work as Anil
Both do the exact same amount of work
Neither does any scientific work
Solution
Work equals $\text{Force} \times \text{Distance}$. Sunil displaces his box twice as far ($6$ m vs $3$ m) with the same force, doing $60$ J of work compared to Anil's $30$ J.