A worker on a scaffolding 75 ft above the ground needs to lift a 550 lb bucket of cement from the ground to a point 54 ft abov ground by pulling on a rope weighing 0.5 lb/ft. How much work is required? W = ft-lb

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A worker on a scaffolding 75 ft above the ground needs to lift a 550 lb bucket of cement from the ground to a point 54 ft above the
ground by pulling on a rope weighing 0.5 lb/ft. How much work is required?
W =
ft-lb
Transcribed Image Text:A worker on a scaffolding 75 ft above the ground needs to lift a 550 lb bucket of cement from the ground to a point 54 ft above the ground by pulling on a rope weighing 0.5 lb/ft. How much work is required? W = ft-lb
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