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The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative:

(d) work done by an applied force on a body moving on a rough horizontal plane with uniform velocity


Positive quantity.

In this case, the body is moving on a rough horizontal plane. Frictional force opposes the motion of the body. Therefore, in order to maintain a uniform velocity, a uniform force must be applied to the body. Since the applied force acts in the direction of motion of the body, the work done is positive.
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The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative:

(c) work done by friction on a body sliding down an inclined plane


The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative: 

(a) Work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of a rope tied to the bucket.


The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative:
b) Work done by gravitational force when a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of a rope tied to the bucket.


The sign of work done by a force on a body is important to understand. State carefully if the following quantities are positive or negative,

(e) Work done by the resistive force of air on a vibrating pendulum in bringing it to rest.


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