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I think what he's getting at is that if the orbit returns to it's precise initial conditions, then it will follow the exact path. Any minuscule change in any of the initial conditions (e.g., mass, velocity) will cause the orbit to continue on a different path. Theoretically it may be...

Thank you, Matterwave. So, just to clear it up, the answer would simply be: The amount of work done is determined only by the amount of force my hand exerts? Would displacement be irrelevant on on the final answer, seeing how it is 1?

Hello, I have a question that should be pretty simple, but I can struggling to understand: What determines the amount of work done in lifting a ball from one to two metres above the ground? I know that W=Fd and F=ma , so I would assume that the work done would equal m*a*d. Something...