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After a rain, the force necessary to push the dune buggy in Problem 19 through the mud is doubled. How does the amount of work done by the students change?
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The force necessary to push the dune buggy through the mud is doubled. So, the new force (F) is 2 times the original force. If the original force was 850 N, then the new force is \(F = 2 \times 850 = 1700 \, \text{N}\). Show more…
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