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I've been trying to solve this problem from my Calculus textbook. ( the one attached as a pic ) the solutions page says that the answer is 550 Ib-ft

I couldn't solve it unfortunately. Please provide a step by step solution to this problem explaining which quantities were used in which integrations and why.

Thanks in advance

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If you're wondering, the textbook is Calculus with Analytic Geometry by George Simmions 2ed Section 7.7 problem 5 page 249

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$work = \int f\ dx$

$f(0) = 65\\ f(10) = 45\\ f(x) = 65-2x$

$\int_0^{10} 65-2x \ dx$

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$$W=Fd$$ Total work = Work to lift bucket + Work to lift sand $\rightarrow W= Wb +Ws =Fb(d) + Fs(d)$

1.$Wb$ $$Fb=5lb$$ $$dWb=5dx$$ $$Wb= \int_0^{10} 5dx = 50 Lbft$$

2.$Ws$

Note that the sand weighs $60 lb$ at the beginning and $40 lb$ after being lifted $10m$, with the loss being uniform. Thus the force is unfiromly variable with respect to the position of the bucket, which means we need to formulate a linear equation for the force:

$$Fs=60-2x$$ You could check this equation by plugging in values for $x=0,5,10$ $$dWs=(60-2x)dx$$ $$Ws= \int_0^{10} (60-2x)dx = 500Lbft $$

$$W=500Lbft + 50Lbft = 550Lbft$$