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8.3 Exercise 13

Avg difficulty 2.5

A boy throws a ball of mass 0.25kg0.25 \text{kg} straight upward with an initial speed of 20m/s20 \text{m} / \text{s} When the ball returns to the boy, its speed is 17m/s17 \text{m} / \text{s} How much much work does air resistance do on the ball during its flight?

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