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Work is a force exerted on an object.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
False.

Work is not just a force; it is the force component along a displacement multiplied by that displacement: W = F · d = F d cosθ. A force with no displacement (or perpendicular displacement) does no work. Example: holding a heavy box still exerts force but does zero work; lifting it upwards does work.