Q. A barge of mass 5x 10^4 kg is pulled along the Erie Canal by two mules, walking along towpaths parallel to the canal on either side of it. The ropes harnessed to the mules make angles of 45° to the canal. Each mule is pulling on its rope with a force of 1.0 kN. How much work is done on the barge by both of these mules together as they pull the barge 150 m along the canal?