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Work is required to lift a barbell. How many times more work is required to lift the barbell 2 times as high?

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Answer:

2 times more work

Step-by-step explanation:

Work is a force times distance

W = Fd

The barbell does not change mass so its weight (force) is constant.

That means work is directly proportional to the distance traveled.

twice the distance means twice the work.

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