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Grade 11Mechanics

a ladder ab of weight 300n and length 5m is lying on a horizontal surface. its centre of gravity is at a distance of 2m from end A. A weight of 80n is attached at end B. the work done in raising the ladder to the vertical position with end A in contact with the ground is,

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
Hey ...

Work done is change in potential energy

∴ W = 300 * 2 + 80 * 5 = 600 + 400 = 1000 J