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11 September, 06:00

Why isn't there work when carrying something horizontally at a constant speed?

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  1. 11 September, 08:52
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    Yes, your lifting force (counteracting g) is perpendicular, but isn't there also a horizontal ... So is pushing a an object at a constant velocity horizontally also 0 work? ... the sandbag is only vertical, but it doesn't move vertically so the work is 0.
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