A student pulls a toy car with a string that makes an angle of with the direction in…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics C: Mechanics · Work Energy and Power · Work Energy and Power

Problem

A student pulls a toy car with a string that makes an angle of

90^{\circ}

with the direction in which the car moves. The tension in the string is

8\,\text{N}

and the car travels

4\,\text{m}

in a straight line. Find the work done by the tension during this motion.