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Question
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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Solution
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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