No work is done if a person is pushing against a wall. give a reason for the same.

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Solution

For work to be done, a force must be exerted and there must be displacement in the direction of the force.
Hence, when a person is pushing against a wall, there is no movement of the wall therefore no work is done in pushing it.

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