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Homework Statement
A hiker of mass(m) climbs up a hill( the equation of the hill is f(x), what is the work done on the interval [a,b]
Homework Equations
[tex] W=\int_{a}^{b}F dx[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
So for this problem I wanted to make sure. We would do:
Assuming Force is constant, we would have [tex]W=Fdelta x[/tex]
[tex]delta x[/tex] can be obtained from f(b)-f(a).
If the force is not constant we do
[tex] W=\int_{f(a)}^{f(b)}F dx[/tex]
Right?
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