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Variable-force work

Enrichment article · Physics C: Mechanics

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Calculus Students

A general definition of work uses a line integral along the object’s path.

W = ∫ F · dr. In one dimension, W = ∫ from x₁ to x₂ of Fₓ(x) dx.

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Adapted from Physics I by Jake Yap and Laurence Vincent.

physics-c-mechanics · 3.2.A.3 · printed pages 69.

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