A basketball player makes a jump shot. The 0.580-kg ball is released at a height of 1.90 m above the floor with a speed of 7.18 m/s. The ball goes through the net 3.05 m above the floor at a speed of 4.23 m/s. What is the work done on the ball by air resistance, a nonconservative force?

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