This item is an annotated homework problem relating to work and energy for introductory physics students. The author provides explicit, sequential explanations of the steps needed to determine the work done by a snowplow pushing snow at a constant speed. This resource is intended to supplement classroom instruction and traditional text materials. It is part of a larger collection of similar introductory physics homework problems.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6609">Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 3-Work Done By a Snowplow. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 3-Work Done By a Snowplow. Retrieved February 8, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx3.htm
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 3-Work Done By a Snowplow. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx3.htm (accessed 8 February 2025).
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 3-Work Done By a Snowplow. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 8 Feb. 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx3.htm>.
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Month = {August 3, 2007},
Year = {2001}
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