Identify which case/s below exhibit/s work done on the object. answer in mathematical computations. Describe the work done in the 3 cases. Why does it matter? Case 1: Pushing a 5 kg ball cart from a side of the room, neglecting frictional force, all the way across a 5.0 m basketball court. Case 2: Placing an 8 kg sack of rice on a farmer’s head and bringing it to the nearby dry market, 6 km far from the farm. Case 3: Lifting a 0.65 kg puppy from the floor to the top of a 0.75 high veterinarian’s surgery table

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Identify which case/s below exhibit/s work done on the object. answer in mathematical computations. Describe the work done in the 3 cases. Why does it matter?


Case 1: Pushing a 5 kg ball cart from a side of the room, neglecting frictional force, all the way across a 5.0 m basketball court.

Case 2: Placing an 8 kg sack of rice on a farmer’s head and bringing it to the nearby dry market, 6 km far from the farm.


Case 3: Lifting a 0.65 kg puppy from the floor to the top of a 0.75 high veterinarian’s surgery table.

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