Identify the correct statements from the following: (A) Work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of a rope tied to the bucket is negative (B) Work done by gravitational force in lifting a bucket out of a well by a rope tied to the bucket is negative (C) Work done by friction on a body sliding down an inclined plane is positive (D) Work done by an applied force on a body moving on a rough horizont

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Work done is given by, W = F s cos θ , where θ is the angle between the force and the displacement. case(A): Direction of force and displacement both are in the same direction and hence work done will be positive. Hence, wrong. case(B): Direction of force and displacement both are in the opposite direction and hence work done will be negative. Hence, correct. case(C): Direction of force and displacement both are in the opposite direction and hence work done will be negative. Hence, wrong. case(D): Direction of forc