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A bucket that weighs 6 lb and a rope of negligible weight are used to draw water from a well that is 90 ft deep. The bucket is filled with 42 lb of water and is pulled up at a rate of 2.5 ft/s, but water leaks out of a hole in the bucket at a rate of 0.25 lb/s. Find the work done in pulling the bucket to the top of the well.

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The expert finds the work done in pulling the bucket to the top of the well.

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depth of the well = 90 ft
Initial mass of the bucket + water (mo) = 42+6 = 48 kg
rate at which bucket is pulled up (v = dh/dt) = 2.5 ft/s
rate at which ...

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