What will be the power in case of a force acting perpendicular on a body?

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  • Formula for Power = F·v cos θ

    According to the question, force is perpendicular.

    So θ = 90

    and cos 90 = 0

    Hence, the result turns out to be 0 i.e. no power generated inspite of force being applied.

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