The three spheres shown below, with masses mA = 75 g, mB = 20 g, and mC = 40 g, have their centers on a common line, with L = 12 cm and d = 4.0 cm. You move sphere B along the line until its center-to-center separation from C is d = 4.0 cm. (a) How much work is done on sphere B by you? J (b) How much work is done by the net gravitational force on B due to spheres A and C? J

The three spheres shown below, with masses mA = 75 g, mB = 20 g, and mC = 40 g, have their centers on a common line, with L = 12 cm and d = 4.0 cm. You move sphere B along the line until its center-to-center separation from C is d = 4.0 cm. (a) How much work is done on sphere B by you? J (b) How much work is done by the net gravitational force on B due to spheres A and C? J

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The three spheres shown below, with masses m A = 75 g , m B = 20 g , and m C = 40 g , have their centers on a common line, with L = 12 cm and d = 4.0 cm . You move sphere B along the line until its center-to-center separation from C is d = 4.0 cm . (a) How much work is done on sphere B by you? J (b) How much work is done by the net gravitational force on B due to spheres A and C ? J

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