To determine the size of the motor required to operate a press, a company must know the

Question:

To determine the size of the motor required to operate a press, a company must know the amount of work done when the press moves an object linearly 5 feet. The variable force to move the object is

where F is given in pounds and x gives the position of the unit in feet. Use Simpson's Rule with n = 12 to approximate the work W (in foot-pounds) done through one cycle when