Discuss whether any work is being done by each of the following agents and, if so, whether the work is positive or negative: (a) a chicken scratching the ground O no work O positive work O negative work (b) a person studying O no work O positive work O negative work (c) a crane lifting a bucket of concrete O no work O positive work O negative work (d) the gravitational force on the bucket of concrete O no work O positive work O negative work (e) the leg muscles of a person in the act of sitting down O no work O positive work O negative work

Discuss whether any work is being done by each of the following agents and, if so, whether the work is positive or negative: (a) a chicken scratching the ground O no work O positive work O negative work (b) a person studying O no work O positive work O negative work (c) a crane lifting a bucket of concrete O no work O positive work O negative work (d) the gravitational force on the bucket of concrete O no work O positive work O negative work (e) the leg muscles of a person in the act of sitting down O no work O positive work O negative work

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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter6: Energy Of A System

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