No work is done by a force when its point of application moves in a direction at right angles to it. Explain with examples.

When the displacement of the body is perpendicular(at 900) to the direction of force, no work is done. For example if a man carries a suitcase strictly horizontally, he does no work with respect to gravity because the force of gravity acts vertically downwards and the angle between the displacement of suitcase and the direction of force is 900.

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