A Clerk Can Lift Containers a Vertical Distance of 1

question 32

Multiple Choice

A clerk can lift containers a vertical distance of 1 meter or can roll them up a 2 meter-long ramp to the same elevation. With the ramp, the applied force required is about

• A) the same.
• B) twice as much.
• C) four times as much.
• D) half as much.

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