How is work force and distance related?

Work done = resistance force * distancetravelled

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Say acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 (m/s)/s

Say you lift 100 kg vertically up 0.5 metres:

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calculate resistance force

f = m * a = 100 * 9.8 = 980 newtons

then: work done =

980 * 0.5 = 490 n-m (joules)

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if you want power , divide answer by time taken, say it took 0.5 seconds, then:

490 / 0.5 = 980 watts.