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During a hike a man weighing 1 2 0 kg was trapped in a hole that was 6 0 m deep. The only way to

 

During a hike a man weighing 120 kg was trapped in a hole that was 60m deep. The only way to get the man out was to hoist him using a rope. Assuming the rope was also 60 m long and the speed to hoist the man out was constant, how much work was spent lifting the man and the rope if the rope weighed 0.18 kg/m. 

This is a problem involving work energy or E=F*D

Remember to account for the acceleration caused by gravity 9.8 m/s

 

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