Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Work Power Energy

Question:

A truck moves at a steady speed on a horizontal road. What is the work done by the road on the truck ?

Options:

Not defined as the truck is non-living object

Negative work is done on the truck

No work is done on the truck

Positive work is done on the truck

Correct Answer:

No work is done on the truck

Explanation:

Work done is given by : \(W = \vec{F}.\vec{S} = FS \cos {\theta}\)

Force applied by the road is the Normal Reaction Force, N which acts upwards. The displacement S is in forward direction.

\(W = N.S \cos {90^o} = zero\)