Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
A block can move from A to B along either a 5 m path or an 8 m path on the same rough horizontal surface. If kinetic friction has constant magnitude 3 N on both paths, its work along the two paths is respectively
- A. 15 J and 24 J
- B. −15 J and −15 J
- C. −24 J and −15 J
- D. −15 J and −24 J