Hello!
I included a link that might help you in terms of how the problem is broken down.
https://www.slader.com/discussion/question/a-tank-is-shaped-like-an-upside-down-square-pyramid-with-base-of-4m-by-4m-and-a-height-of-12m-how-fa/
However, the answer is:
The height increases at 3/2 m/sec
It would be kinetic energy. Let's say the book is weighs 10 Newtons you need to use a force of 10 Newtons to lift the book. In other words it's positive. As you move the book you're giving it energy. Namely potential energy which will turn to kinetic energy if you let it go. So you're changing it's position and energy.
