Question: An elevator has stopped between the first and second floors of a building. The cable attached to the elevator weighs 6 kN / m and

An elevator has stopped between the first and second floors of a building. The cable attached to the elevator weighs 6 kN/m and is 40 meters long. The elevator weighs 10 kN and there are two persons inside the elevator, weighing 1 kN each. To rescue the students, the elevator must be manually lifted 5 meters by pulling the cable at the top of the building. How much work must be done to lift the elevator?
Notes: - All weights are given as forces. - If the elevator is lifted by 1m, then the length of the cable is 40-1=39m. Similarly, for every value of the movement of the cable.

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