If a worker pulls a 10kg bucket up a 25 m well, how much work has he or she done?

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Shwetank Mauria
Jan 15, 2017

#2450# joules

Explanation:

Work done #W#, when an object of mass #m# #kg# is raised to a height of #h# #m# is given by #W=mgh# joules, where #g# is acceleration due to gravity in #SI# units and is #9.8# #m/s^2#.

Hence, in the given case work done is

#10xx9.8xx25=2450# joules

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