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Harman [31]
3 years ago
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Which of these correctly describes whether a girl holding a ball in the same position is doing work on the ball?

Physics
1 answer:
aksik [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The girl is doing work on the ball because the energy in her muscles changed, even though the ball is not displaced.

Explanation:

The complete question is...

Which of these correctly describes whether a girl holding a ball in the same position is doing work on the ball?

-The girl is doing work on the ball because the energy of the ball changed, even though it is not displaced.

-The girl is doing work on the ball because the energy in her muscles changed, even though the ball is not displaced.

-The girl is doing no work on the ball because the ball is not displaced.

-The girl is doing no work on the ball because she is exerting a net force on the ball.

Holding up a ball costs energy, which is used to counter the work that would have otherwise be done on the ball by gravity. Although no physical distance is moved, we should consider the fact that by holding the ball, the girls hand exerts physical force to hold the ball in place. Also, there is a potential gravitational work on the ball due to gravity, but the force exerted by the girls hand does an equivalent of this gravito-potential work in order to counter it and hold the ball in place. All these activities eventually lead to a change in energy in her hand muscle to show that energy is expended.

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