Work: You carry a 7.0 kg bag of groceries above the level floor at a constant velocity of 75 cm/s across a room that is across. How much work do you do on the bag in the process?

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Work: You carry a 7.0 kg bag of groceries  above the level floor at a constant velocity of 75 cm/s across a room that is  across. How much work do you do on the bag in the process?

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Work is calculated as the force applied multiplied by the distance moved in the direction of the force. Since the bag is being moved at a constant velocity, no net force is being applied on it. Therefore, the work done on the bag is 0.0 J.

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