Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 48SP
A 2000-kg elevator rises from rest in the basement to the fourth floor, a distance of 25 m. As it passes the fourth floor, its speed is 3.0 m/s. There is a constant frictional force of 500 N. Calculate the work done by the lifting mechanism.
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