Asked by Big Papa

The rope exerts a force on a bucket as the bucket is raised up the well.

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. Positive.

Reason: the rope's tension acts upward and the bucket's displacement is upward, so the work W = F · d = Fd cos(0°) is positive (ignoring slack or other complications).