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Find the work done lifting a 290-pound weight 28 feet in the air. a. 4,582 foot-pounds c. No work is done b. 6,132 foot-pounds d. 8,120 foot-pounds

Find the work done lifting a 290-pound weight 28 feet in the air. a. 4,582 foot-pounds c. No work is done b. 6,132 foot-pounds d. 8,120 foot-pounds
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Find the work done lifting a 290-pound weight 28 feet in the air.

a.
4,582 foot-pounds
c.
No work is done
b.
6,132 foot-pounds
d.
8,120 foot-pounds

User Ryan McDonough
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The work is the product of the force x the distance.

Which in this case is the weight x height

W = 290 pound x 28 ft = 8120 foot-pounds.

That is option d.
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