Question: A 1 1 5 0 kg elevator is lowered at a constant speed through a distance of 4 4 2 meters a ) Draw an

A 1150 kg elevator is lowered at a constant speed through a distance of 442 meters
a) Draw an FBD
b) What is the change in kinetic energy of the elevator?
c) What is the net work done on the elevator?
d) How much work was done on the elevator by gravity?
e)How much work was done on the elevator by the tension in the cable? 

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