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Published on: August 13, 2026
Is the work required to be done by an external force on an object on a frictionless, horizontal surface to accelerate it from a speed 
to a speed 
.
A
equal to the work required to accelerate the object from 
to 
to B
twice the work required to accelerate the object from 
to 
to C
three times the work required to accelerate the object from 
to 
to D
four times the work required to accelerate the object from 0 to 
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
The net work needed to accelerate the object from 
to 
is
The work required to accelerate the object from speed 
to speed 
is
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