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Work is done when energy is transferred

Lifting a box tranfers energy from the lifting device to the box giving it Gravitational Potential energy

The equation for GPE is mass (kg) x "gravity" (10m/s^2) x height (m)

The equation for Work is very similar!!

Work done = Force (N) x distance moved (m)

where Force (N) can be calculated from F=ma ------ Force = mass x acceleration!

Which put together gives us

Work Done = (mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s^2)) x distance moved (m)

In your example mass = 20kg

So the Force is 20 x 10 = 200 N

Thus the work done = 200 x 5 = 1000 J

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