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A person pushes a box on a rough horizontal platform surface. He applies a force of 200 N over a distance of 15 m. Thereafter, he gets progressively tired, and his applied force reduces linearly with distance to 100 N. The total distance through which the box has been moved, is 30 m. What is the work done by the person, during the total movement of the box ?

A
3280 J
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2780 J
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C
5690 J
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D
5250 J
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Solution

The correct option is D 5250 J
The given situation can be drawn graphically as shown in figure.

Work done = Area under F-x graph

= Area of rectangle ABCD + Area of trapezium BCFE


W=(200×15)+12(100+200)×15

=3000+2250=5250 J

Hence, (D) is the correct answer.

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