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A crane does 62,500 joules of work to lift a boulder a distance of 25.0 meters. How much did the boulder 

weigh?

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W=Fs \\ F=(W)/(s)
W - work
F - weight
s - distance


W=62 500 \ J = 62 500 \ N \cdot m \\ s=25 \ m \\ \\ F=(62500 \ N \cdot m)/(25 \ m)=2500 \ N

The boulder weighed 2500 newtons.
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