A kid pushes his toy of weight 100 grams along a distance of 5m on the floor of his house by applying a force of magnitude 9.0 N. What is the energy that has to be put in by the kid for displacing the toy? Is there any change in potential energy possessed by the toy?
45 J with no change in potential energy.
Weight of the toy = 0.1 kg
Energy input = Work done to move the cart = F × displacement = 9 × 5 m = 45 J
As there is no change in the vertical height, the potential energy possessed by the toy does not change.