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Homework Statement
An old oaken bucket of mass 7.25kg hangs in a well at the end of a rope. The rope passes over a frictionless pulley at the top of the well, and you pull horizontally on the end of the rope to raise the bucket slowly a distance of 6.00m.
a.) How much work do you do on the bucket in pulling it up?
b.) How much work is done by the gravitational force acting on the bucket?
c.) What is the total work done in the bucket?
Homework Equations
W = Fscos(theta)
The Attempt at a Solution
a.) Work for bucket in pulling up:
So total force done is Fw = (7.25kg)(9.8m/s^2)
so
W = (7.25kg)(9.8m/s^2)(6.00m)
W = 426.3N
b.) Gravitational force :
W = 426.3N
c.) Total Work:
Wgrav is only acting i think the total work is
Wtotal = Wgrav
Wtotal = 426.3N
not sure