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प्रश्न
Look at the activity below. Reason out whether or not work is done in the light of your understanding of the term ‘work’.
A donkey is carrying a load on its back.
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उत्तर
- While carrying a load, the donkey has to apply a force in the upward direction. But the displacement of the load is in the forward direction.
- Since displacement is perpendicular to force, the work done is zero.
संबंधित प्रश्न
In each of the following a force, F is acting on an object of mass, m. The direction of displacement is from west to east, as shown by the longer arrow. Observe the diagrams carefully and state whether the work done by the force is negative, positive or zero.

When is work said to be done by a force?
In which of the following cases, is work being done?
(i) A man pushing a wall.
(ii) a coolie standing with a load of 12 kgf on his head.
(iii) A boy climbing up a staircase.
Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is Nm.
Name the physical quantity associated with the 'rate of doing work'.
A 100 W electric lamp emits energy in the form of light at the rate 10 J per second. What percentage of electric energy does the lamp transform into light energy?
A block of mass 30 kg is pulled up a slope, as shown in diagram with a constant speed, by applying a force of 200 N parallel to slope.
A and B are initial and final positions of block.

(i) Calculate the work done by force in moving the block from A to B.
(ii) Calculate P.E. gained by block. [g=10ms-2]
