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Give an example 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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If we consider the motion of a satellite, although the body gets displaced from its initial position, the work done by gravity is zero. This is because the gravitational force always acts perpendicular to the displacement.


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