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Give an example when work done by the force of gravity acting on a body is zero even though the body gets displaced from its initial position.

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Give an example when work done by the force of gravity acting on a body is zero even though the body gets displaced from its initial position.

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When a coolie carries a load while moving on a ground, the displacement is in the horizontal direction while the force of gravity acts vertically downward. So the work done by the force of gravity is zero.

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अध्याय 2: Work, Energy and Power - EXERCISE - 2(A) [पृष्ठ २८]

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सेलिना Concise Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 2 Work, Energy and Power
EXERCISE - 2(A) | Q 12. | पृष्ठ २८

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