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Work Calculator

Mechanical work from force and displacement.

Compute the mechanical work done by a constant force over a displacement, including the cosine factor for off-axis forces.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
Reviewed by Dr. Helena Ortiz
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

N
m
°

Results

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  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

W = F · d · cos(θ)

In depth

Compute the mechanical work done by a constant force over a displacement, including the cosine factor for off-axis forces.