Question

You lift a 10-N physics book up in the air a distance of 1.0 m, at a constant velocity

Answer 1

The book is lifted upward, but gravity points down, so the work done by gravity must be negative (so you can eliminate options 1 and 3).

The force exerted on the book by gravity has magnitude

F = mg = (10 N) (9.80 m/s^2) = 9.8 N ≈ 10 N

You raise the book 1.0 m in the opposite direction, so the work done is

W = (10 N) (-1.0 m) = -10 J