Question

_____ A girl throws a 1-kg softball with a force of 50 Newtons a distance of 25 meters.
_____ The same girl throws the softball with the same force a distance of 17 meters.

Answer 1

In both cases, the work done by the girl throwing the softball would be the same, as work is equal to force multiplied by distance.

First scenario:
Work = force x distance
Work = 50 N x 25 m
Work = 1250 Joules

Second scenario:
Work = 50 N x 17 m
Work = 850 Joules

So, the work done by the girl in both cases would be 1250 Joules and 850 Joules respectively.