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Find the work done in lifting a stone of mass 10kg and specific gravity 3 from the bed of a lake to a height of 6m in water.

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Solution :Mass of STONE= 10kg, Specific GRAVITY `=(d_(s))/(d_(w))= 3`
`W= mgh (1- (d_(w))/(d_(s)))= 10 xx 9.8 xx 6 xx (1- (10/(3))`
`W= 98 xx 6 xx (20/(3) = 392J`


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