A Refrigerator Weighing 1500 N Is to Be Lifted onto a Truck

question 3

Multiple Choice

A refrigerator weighing 1500 N is to be lifted onto a truck bed that is 1.0 m above the ground. When pushed up a slanting ramp 2.0 m in length a force of only 750 N is required to move it at constant velocity. Comparing the work involved in lifting the refrigerator straight up to the work in pushing it along the ramp, there is

• A) less work required when the ramp is employed.
• B) more work required when the ramp is employed.
• C) an equal amount of work is required in each case.

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