
College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 8, Problem 40P
* What mechanical work must you do to lift a log that is 3.0 m long and has a mass of 100 kg from the horizontal to a vertical position? (Hint: Use the work-energy principle.) You are lifting one end of the log while the other end is on the ground all the time.
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