A garden tractor drags a plow with a force of 500 newtons a distance of 10 meters in 20 seconds. How much work is done?

Answer: 5000 joules.

Explanation: Work is defined by the movement caused by a force, so the work can be described by the equation W = F*d

where W is work, F is force and d is distance.

In this case, the force is 500N and the distance is 10M (the time-lapse does not mater in this case)

Then we have: W = F*d = 500N*10m = 5000N*m = 5000j

The total work done is 5000 joules.

5000 J

Explanation:

Work = force * distance

W = (500 N) (10 m)

W = 5000 J