A bucket is filled with sand so that the total mass (sand and bucket) is 20 kgs. The bucket is to be lifted to the top of a 10 meter tall building by a rope of negligible weight. However, the bucket has a hole in it, and leaks 0.2 kgs of sand each meter it is lifted. Find the work done lifting the bucket to the top of the building. Joules

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A bucket is filled with sand so that the total mass (sand and bucket) is 20 kgs. The bucket is to be lifted to
the top of a 10 meter tall building by a rope of negligible weight. However, the bucket has a hole in it, and
leaks 0.2 kgs of sand each meter it is lifted.
Find the work done lifting the bucket to the top of the building.
Joules
Transcribed Image Text:A bucket is filled with sand so that the total mass (sand and bucket) is 20 kgs. The bucket is to be lifted to the top of a 10 meter tall building by a rope of negligible weight. However, the bucket has a hole in it, and leaks 0.2 kgs of sand each meter it is lifted. Find the work done lifting the bucket to the top of the building. Joules
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