How much work was required to lift the rocks

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The Great Pyramid of Cheops at El Gizeh in Egypt had a height H = 185 m before its topmost stone fell. Its base is a square with edge length L = 275 m. It is made of solid rocks that have a density of ? = 7475 kg/m3. How much work was required to lift the rocks from base level to build this pyramid?

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