In which case does the object have the biggest total work done on it by all forces during its motion? Option 1: Free fall Option 2: incline Option 3: string  Option 4: equal for all three cases Explain reasoning.

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In which case does the object have the biggest total work done on it by all forces during its motion?

Option 1: Free fall

Option 2: incline

Option 3: string 

Option 4: equal for all three cases

Explain reasoning.

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Three objects having the same mass begin at the same height and all move down the same vertical distance H. One object falls
straight down, one slides down a frictionless inclined plane, and one swings on the end of a string.
H
O free fall
incline
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In which case does the object have the biggest total work done on it by all forces during its motion?
Transcribed Image Text:ⒸMacmillan Learning Three objects having the same mass begin at the same height and all move down the same vertical distance H. One object falls straight down, one slides down a frictionless inclined plane, and one swings on the end of a string. H O free fall incline 1 In which case does the object have the biggest total work done on it by all forces during its motion?
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We have given three objects falling down from the equal height 'H'. But these objects fall along different paths. We need to tell by which path the total work done is biggest

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