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24 April, 04:10

If a force does not act parallel to the resulting displacement, what is the effect on the work done by the force?

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  1. 24 April, 04:16
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    Then only the component of the force that's parallel to the displacement

    is used to calculate the work. The component of force that's perpendicular

    to the displacement doesn't move through any distance at all, so its contribution

    to the total work is zero.
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