The potential function associated with a force P in space is known to be V(x,y,z) = -(x2

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The potential function associated with a force P in space is known to be

V(x,y,z) = -(x2 + y2 + z2)1/2.

D. х B.

(a) Determine the x, y, and z components of P.
(b) Calculate the work done by P from O to D by integrating along the path OABD, and show that it is equal to the negative of the change in potential from O to D.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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