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A Bucket Weighs 7 Lb and a Rope of Negligible 3140ftlb3140 \mathrm{ft}-\mathrm{lb}

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A bucket weighs 7 lb and a rope of negligible weight are used to draw water from a well that is 60 ft deep. The bucket starts with 50 lb of water and is pulled up at a rate of 10 ft/s, but water leaks out of a hole in the bucket at a rate of 0.5 lb/s. Find the work done in pulling the bucket to the top of the well.


A) 3140ftlb3140 \mathrm{ft}-\mathrm{lb}
B) 2740ft1 b2740 \mathrm{ft}-1 \mathrm{~b}
C) 2640ft1 b2640 \mathrm{ft}-1 \mathrm{~b}
D) 4140ftlb4140 \mathrm{ft}-\mathrm{lb}
E) 3640ftlb3640 \mathrm{ft}-\mathrm{lb}

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