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While working out, a man lifts a 10-kg object a vertical distance of 0.80 m. He then carries it for 10 m where he sets it down a vertical distance of 0.80 m. How much work does he do on the object when
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While working out, a man lifts a 10-kg object a vertical distance of 0.80 m. He then carries it for 10 m where he sets it down a vertical distance of 0.80 m. How much work does he do on the object when he picks the object up

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Work is the force exerted on an object times the distance over which the force is exerted: W = Fx, where W is the work in Nm = Joule. Work done to lift an object of mass m a height h: W = Fgh = mgh.
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