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2020 F = ma Exam B — Question 11

An escalator can carry passengers up a vertical distance of 10 m in 30 s. A mischievous person of mass 50 kg walks down the up-escalator so that they stay in place with respect to the building. If the child does this for 30 s, the total work the child performs on the escalator, in the frame of the building, is
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