William pulls his cousins Hannah and Serah on a sled by exerting a force of 37 pounds on a rope at an angle of elevation of 40° (see figure below). How much work is done by William in pulling the sled 85 feet? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) ______________ ft-lb

William pulls his cousins Hannah and Serah on a sled by exerting a force of 37 pounds on a rope at an angle of elevation of 40° (see figure below). How much work is done by William in pulling the sled 85 feet? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) ______________ ft-lb

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