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CalculusChallengeApplications of Integration

Applications of Integration · Challenge problem

An empty bucket weighs 44 lb. It is filled with 1616 lb of sand and hoisted straight up a 1616-ft mine shaft at a constant rate. As it rises, sand leaks out of the bucket at a constant rate, so that the bucket holds no sand by the time it reaches the top. At what height hh (in feet) has the cumulative work done hoisting the bucket reached exactly 128128 ft-lb?