A fire fighter tightens the nut on the top of a fire hydrant using a large wrench. If she applies a force of 250 N perpendicular to the wrench, at a point 0.75 m from the axis of rotation of the nut, how much work does she do on the nut as she rotates it through 45o?

Respuesta :

The torque acting on the nut is given as,

[tex]\tau=Fr[/tex]

The work done on the nut can be given as,

[tex]W=\tau\theta[/tex]

Substitute the known expression,

[tex]W=Fr\theta[/tex]

Substitute the known values,

[tex]\begin{gathered} W=(250N)(0.75m)(45^{\circ})(\frac{3.14\text{ rad}}{180^{\circ}}) \\ =147.2\text{ J} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Thus, the work done by person to rotate the nut is 147.2 J.