A 20 kg object is attached to a 10-meter rope, hanging from the roof of a building. Assume that the rope is uniform and that it measures 0.5 kg per meter. Set up the integral that would calculate the work required to pull the object to the top of the roof.

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A 20 kg object is attached to a 10-meter rope, hanging from the roof of a building.
Assume tha the rope is uniform and that it measures 0.5 kg per meter. Set up the
integral that would calculate the work required to pull the object to the top of the
roof.
Transcribed Image Text:A 20 kg object is attached to a 10-meter rope, hanging from the roof of a building. Assume tha the rope is uniform and that it measures 0.5 kg per meter. Set up the integral that would calculate the work required to pull the object to the top of the roof.
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