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Description: A man uses a rope and a system of pulleys to raise a 200-lb box to a height of 10 ft. He exerts a force of 60 lb on the rope and pulls a total of 40 ft of rope through the pulleys. (a) How much work does he perform? (b) By how much is the potential e

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A man uses a rope and a system of pulleys to raise a 200-lb box to a height of 10 ft. He exerts a force of 60 lb on the rope and pulls a total of 40 ft of rope through the pulleys. (a) How much work does he perform? (b) By how much is the potential energy of the box increased? (e) If these answers are different, what do you think the reason is?

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