Maria can lift cotton bails straight up a vertical elevation of 1 meter or can roll them up a 2-meter long ramp to the same elevation. If she uses the ramp, the applied force required is

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Maria can lift cotton bails straight up a vertical elevation of 1 meter or can roll them
up a 2-meter long ramp to the same elevation. If she uses the ramp, the applied
force required is
a) as much.
b) as much.
c) the same amount.
d) 2 times as much.
e) 4 times as much.
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Transcribed Image Text:Maria can lift cotton bails straight up a vertical elevation of 1 meter or can roll them up a 2-meter long ramp to the same elevation. If she uses the ramp, the applied force required is a) as much. b) as much. c) the same amount. d) 2 times as much. e) 4 times as much. (
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