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F=(2xy +z³)i + x³j + 3xz²k find a scalar potential and work done in moving an object in the field from (1,-2,1) to (3,1,4)
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F=(2xy +z³)i + x³j + 3xz²k find a scalar potential and work done in moving an object in the field from (1,-2,1) to (3,1,4)
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2021-08-15T09:42:18+00:00
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
This field will have a scalar potential
if it satisfies the condition
. While the first x- and y- components of
are satisfied, the z-component doesn’t.
Therefore the field is nonconservative so it has no scalar potential. We can still calculate the work done by defining the position vector
as
and its differential is
The work done then is given by