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A 100N girl rides a 50N bicycle a total of 150m at a constant speed. The frictional force against the forward motion of the bicycle equals 25N. How much work does the girl do? Explain your answer.

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Hi Lucy,Thank you so much, it really did help!
priya.singh21
15 September 2016
The girl has to do work against the force of friction so that the work done is Fxd=25x150=3750J.The 100N and 50N of the girl and cycle are vertical forces so don't affect the work done.The numbers are interesting in this question, we have a girl of mass 10kg and a cycle of mass 5kg assuming this is happening on the Earth.  If this were taking place on the Moon the numbers would be a bit better.
Iain S.
16 September 2016
Iain has the correct solution.Ignore Leonora who regularly posts misleading and incorrect solutions.
Sam P.
23 September 2016
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