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A barrel weighing 250 lbs is suspended by a rope 30 ft long. How much work is necessary to hold the barrel sideways 5 ft from the vertical? The correct answer is 105 lb-ft.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter6: Energy Of A System

Section: Chapter Questions

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