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A person lifts a 3.8 kg cement block a vertical distance 0.9 m and then carries the block horizontally a distance 7.3 m. Determine the work done by the person and by the force of gravity in this process.


? J (by person)
? J (by force of gravity)
15 years ago

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bobpursley
work done on gravity= mass*g*heightlifted.

work done by gravity= -mgh
15 years ago
brittany
i don't understand
15 years ago

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