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A boy pulls a 5 kg block 20 metres along a horizontal sur- face at a constant speed with a force directed 45° above the horizontal. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, how much work does the boy do on the block?

A

197.50J

B

219.76J

C

162.32J

D

334.15J

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