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A man pulls a bucket of water from a depth of h from a well. If the mass of the rope and that of bucket full of water are m and M respectively, the work done by the man is :

A

`((M)/(2)+m)gh`

B

`((M+m)/(2))gh`

C

`(M+(m)/(2))gh`

D

`(M+m)gh`

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