A heavy rope, 60 ft. long weighs 2 lbs. / ft. and hangs over the edge of a building 120 ft. high. Calculate: How much work is required to pull the rope to the top? How much work is required to pull up half of the rope?

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A heavy rope, 60 ft. long weighs 2 lbs. / ft. and hangs over the edge of a building 120 ft. high. Calculate:

  1. How much work is required to pull the rope to the top?
  2. How much work is required to pull up half of the rope?
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