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By lubricating the pulley, the work needed was decreased from 50 J down to

44 J. The output work of the pulley remained 40 J.
The efficiency of the pulley AFTER lubrication is

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Before lubrication:


\tt (40)/(50)* 100\%=80\%

The efficiency of the pulley after lubrication becomes:


\tt (40)/(44)* 100\%=91\%

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