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A block of mass m is kept on a rough plank which moves with a horizontal acceleration a. If the plank was at rest at `t=0`, and the block does not slide relative to the plank, find the work done by friction on the (a) block, (b) plane, (c) system, (block+plank) during time `t`.

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