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When a book slides along a tabletop, the force of friction
Chapter 3, Problem 16DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
When a book slides along a tabletop, the force of friction does negative work on it. Can friction ever do ?positive? work? Explain. (?Hint:? Think of a box in the back of an accelerating truck.)
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QUESTION:
When a book slides along a tabletop, the force of friction does negative work on it. Can friction ever do ?positive? work? Explain. (?Hint:? Think of a box in the back of an accelerating truck.)
ANSWER:Solution 16DQ Step 1 of 3: No, friction cannot do positive work.