Estimate how much work is done by the persons weight

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A rescue helicopter lifts a 75 kilogram person straight up by means of a cable. The person has an upward acceleration of 0.70 m/s2 and is lifted from rest through a distance of 12 meter.

(a) Determine what is the tension in the cable?

N

(b) Determine how much work is done by the tension in the cable?

J

(c) Determine how much work is done by the person's weight?

J

(d) Use the work-energy theorem and determine the final speed of the person.

m/s

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