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When you lift a book from the ground to your desk, what kind of work do you do, negative or positive? By lifting the book, what do you change? Does the book gain or lose energy? What kind of energy? PLEASE
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When you lift a book from the ground to your desk, what kind of work do you do, negative or positive? By

lifting the book, what do you change? Does the book gain or lose energy? What kind of energy?

PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS CUZ I HAVE TO TURN THIS IN BY THE NEXT HOUR

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Positive work

The book gains gravitational potential energy

Because you’re increasing the height of the book from its zero position
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