Question: Consider a golf ball that is putted, from the same starting position, up the slope of the same green at two different times: once in

Consider a golf ball that is putted, from the same starting position, up the slope of the same green at two different times: once in the winter (Trial 1), when the green is covered with smooth ice and is frictionless (this is a die-hard golfer we're talking about) and the struck golf ball only slides and does not roll. The second time (Trial 2), the green is covered with grass and has a high coefficient of friction, so the ball begins to roll without slipping immediately after being struck. To make the putt, the golfer must
a. do the same amount of work on the ball in both Trials and the ball will have the same initial speed at the beginning of both trials.
b. do more work on the ball in Trial 1 than in Trial 2 and the ball will have a greater initial speed in Trial 1 than in Trial 2.
c. do more work on the ball in Trial 2 than in Trial 1 and the ball will have a greater initial speed in Trial 2 than in Trial 1.
d. do the same amount of work on the ball in both trials, but the ball will have a greater initial speed in Trial 1 than in Trial 2.
e. do the same amount of work on the ball in both trials, but the ball will have a greater initial speed in Trial 2 than in Trial 1.
Consider a golf ball that is putted, from the

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