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33. Five identical boxes with the same speeds slide along a frictionless horizontal surface. The mass of each box is 10 kg. The same magnitude force, F, is applied to each box, but along different directions. Rank the five situations described here from greatest to smallest according to the work done on the box by the force while the box moves through the distance d indicated each description. For this analysis, take motion/distance directed to the right as positive and force directed up as positive. If any of the situations result in the same work being done, give them the same ranking.
(a) F to the right, and d = 5 m to the right
(b) F to the right, and d = 10 m to the right
(c) F up, and d = 10 m to the right
(d) F to the left, and d = 5 m to the right
(e) F down, and d = 5 m to the right
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