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Grade 11Mechanics

What is the amount of work done by the gravitational force on the body moving on the horizontal pkane

Profile image of Pavithrashivakumar
6 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
No work is done against gravity while moving a body along horizontal straight line.As,
W = Fs CosQ 
Here Q =90 
So, W = 0 
Hope this helps
Good Luck 
 
Profile image of Arun
6 Years ago
Dear student
 
As the angle is 90°
 
Hence work done by gravity = 0 as cos 90° = 0
 
Hope it helps
 
Regards
Arun