document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182591>Question 1182591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 0.5 kg block initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface is acted <BR>\n" );
document.write( "upon by a force of 8.0 N for a distance of 4.0 m how much kinetic energy does the block gain </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The solution by @mananth and his answer both are incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I came to bring a correct solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change in Kinetic energy = Work done on object\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work done = F * D = 8.0N  *4 = 32 J\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, block gains 32 Joule of Kinetic energy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given mass is irrelevant to the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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