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  • Calculating Work Done: Understanding Force, Distance, and Joules
    We need more information to calculate the work done. Here's why:

    Work = Force x Distance

    * Force: We know the force is 50 Newtons.

    * Distance: We need to know *how far* the footstool was moved. The fact that it's 3 meters long doesn't tell us how far it was moved.

    Possible Scenarios:

    * The footstool was moved 3 meters: If the footstool was moved its entire length of 3 meters, then the work done would be:

    Work = 50 Newtons * 3 meters = 150 Joules

    * The footstool was moved a different distance: If the footstool was moved a shorter distance (like 1 meter), then the work done would be less.

    Let me know if you have the distance the footstool was moved, and I can calculate the work done!

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