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A man weighing 18 lbf is pushing a cart that weighs 100 lbf with its continents up a ramp that is inclined at an angle of  from the horizontal . Determine the work needed to move along this ramp a distance of 100 ft considering (a) the man and (b) the cart and its contents as the system. Express your answers in both lbf-ft and Btu.

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A man weighing 18 lbf is pushing a cart that weighs 100 lbf with its continents up a ramp that is inclined at an angle of  from the horizontal . Determine the work needed to move along this ramp a distance of 100 ft considering (a) the man and (b) the cart and its contents as the system. Express your answers in both lbf-ft and Btu.

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A man is pushing a cart with its contents up a ramp that is inclined at an angle of  from the horizontal. The work needed to move along this ramp is to be determined considering (a) the man and (b) the cart and its contents as the system.

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