Air resistance is a nonconservative force. It always opposes the motion of an object. An airplane flies from New York to Atlanta

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Ber [7]

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Air resistance is a nonconservative force. It always opposes the motion of an object. An airplane flies from New York to Atlanta

and then returns to its point of departure. The net work done by air resistance during this round trip ___________.

Physics

2 answers:

Lorico [155] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-21T08:36:57+03:00

Lorico [155]4 years ago

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Answer:

is always negative

Explanation:

Air resistance is a non-conservative force it opposes the motion of an object.It is a force that is always directed opposite to the displacement.

emmasim [6.3K] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-21T10:38:34+03:00

emmasim [6.3K]4 years ago

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Answer:

C. Is negative.

Explanation:

Work is the dot product of force and displacement. This means that a force acting in the direction of motion will do positive work. The same applies for a force acting in opposite direction will do net negative work.