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Determine the work done by an electric motor lifting an elevator weighing 1000 lb throug...

Determine the work done by an electric motor lifting an elevator weighing 1000 lb through five floors; assume a distance of 15 ft between each floor. Compute the power requirements for the motor to go from the first to the fifth floor in

a. 5s

b. 8

Express your results in horsepower (1 hp = 550 ft· lb/s).

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