Question

john is using a pulley to lift the sail on his sailboat. the sail weighs 150N and he must lift it at 4.0m. how much work must be done on the sail?

Answer 1

The work done on the sail is 600 J

Explanation:

The work done to lift the sail is equal to the gain in gravitational potential energy of the sail, therefore is:

$W=mg\Delta h$

where

m is the mass of the sail

g is the acceleration of gravity

(mg) is the weight of the sail

$\Delta h$ is the change in height of the sail

In this problem we have

mg = 150 N (weight)

$\Delta h = 4.0 m$

Substituting, we find the work done:

$W=(150)(4.0)=600 J$

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