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 Give an example of where the work done by the gravitational force is zero.

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Take the example of an artificial satellite moving around the earth in a circular orbit. The work done by the gravitational force is zero as the gravitational force acting on the satellite (along the radius of the circle) and its displacement (along the tangent to the circle) are perpendicular to each other.

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