Block B is stacked on top of block A and does not slide with respect to A below – the blocks move as a single unit. The blocks slide to the right on a horizontal surface of uniform roughness while a tension force is applied to block A horizontally to the right. The blocks move a distance d and are speeding up. The work that B does on A is __________. a. Zero b. The magnitude of the tension force is needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero c. The masses of the blocks are needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero d. Negative e. Positive

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Block B is stacked on top of block A and does not slide with respect to A below – the blocks move as a single unit.  The blocks slide to the right on a horizontal surface of uniform roughness while a tension force is applied to block A horizontally to the right.  The blocks move a distance d and are speeding up.  The work that B does on A is __________.

 

a.

Zero

b.

The magnitude of the tension force is needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero

c.

The masses of the blocks are needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero

d.

Negative

e.

Positive

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  The total work on A is __________.

a.

Negative

b.

The masses of the blocks are needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero

c.

Zero

d.

The magnitude of the tension force is needed to determine whether the work is positive, negative, or zero

e.

Positive

 

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