If there was no frictional force acting on the ball in question 2 what would happen to the player? use inertia and newton’s 1st law to explain in complete sentences

The california mussel (mytilus californianus) attaches itself to a rock or other solid surface with a bundle of filaments known as the byssus. imagine that 15.0 j of work is done to stretch the distal end of the byssus. it releases 10.8 j of thermal energy as it relaxes. what is the resilience of the distal end of the byssus?