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How much work is done when a 75.0kg75.0-\mathrm{kg} person climbs a flight of stairs 10.0 m10.0 \mathrm{~m} high at constant speed? a) 7.36105 J7.36 \cdot 10^5 \mathrm{~J}, b) 750 J750 \mathrm{~J}, c) 75 J75 \mathrm{~J}, d) 7500 J7500 \mathrm{~J}, e) 7360 J7360 \mathrm{~J}.

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Given the following information

m=75.0 kgh=10.0 m\begin{aligned} m&=75.0\ \text{kg}\\ h&=10.0\ \text{m} \end{aligned}

we are to calculate the work done when the person in question climbs a flight of stairs, which can be done by applying the formula

W=FΔxW=F\Delta x

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