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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Violet

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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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Isabelle Woods · Answer 1

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.