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FMA-2009-12 · 2009 F = ma (AAPT)

2009 F = ma Exam — Question 12

12. Batman, who has a mass of M = 100 kg, climbs to the roof of a 30 m building and then lowers one end of a massless rope to his sidekick Robin. Batman then pulls Robin, who has a mass of m = 75 kg, up the roof of the building. Approximately how much total work has Batman done after Robin is on the roof?
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