Question

In Example 9.2 (p. 214), if you instead carried the suitcase by the handle so that the suitcase was hanging directly at your side, how much work would you do on the suitcase as you carried it forward at a constant walking speed

Answer 1

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Answer:

  none

Step-by-step explanation:

No work is required to maintain an object at a constant speed with no change in direction. Work is only done when an object is accelerated, or moved some distance in the direction of the net force applied.

you would do no work