a. Sonia was playing basketball and bouncing the basketball up and down. Is work being
done in this situation? Explain your answer.
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Total work done by the ball = 0
Explanation:
Work done is described as the application of force which is applied to move the position of an object called displacement. To calculate the work done by the object, force is multiplied by the total displacement that the object covers.
When Sonia was playing basketball and bouncing the basketball up and down, the total displacement covered by the ball is zero, if it reaches the initial position from where it started.
The distance covered increases with each bounce but the displacement becomes zero. Hence, the work done by the ball is zero.
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