If a worker pulls a 10kg bucket up a 25 m well, how much work has he or she done?

1 Answer
Jan 15, 2017

2450 joules

Explanation:

Work done W, when an object of mass m kg is raised to a height of h m is given by W=mgh joules, where g is acceleration due to gravity in SI units and is 9.8 m/s^2.

Hence, in the given case work done is

10xx9.8xx25=2450 joules