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lindiwe

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on: Jul 28, 2018
In which of the following cases would you do the least amount of work?
  1.You push a box a distance d across a floor.
  2.You pick up the box, walk a distance d, and gently put the box down on the floor.
  3.You pick up the box, walk a distance d, and drop the box.
  4.Both 1 and 2 are the least.
  5.Both 1 and 3 are the least.
  6.Both 2 and 3 are the least.
  7.The amount of work done is the same in all three cases.
  8.The amount of work cannot be determined from information given.

Question 2

Two blocks, M1 > M2, having the same speed, move from a frictionless surface onto a surface having friction coefficient k.
 
   
 
   
   Which stops in the shorter time?


  1. M1
  2. M2
  3. Both stop in the same time
  4. Cannot be determined


wtf444

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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