You wish to raise a 10,000 kg shipping container from a dock…
You wish to raise a 10,000 kg shipping container from a dock straight up by 25 m onto a ship. You have a 500 m long ramp and a pulley system with 6 pulleys. You can use either the pulleys or the ramp to lift the container. Which would be the easiest to use? Justify your answer with calculations!
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