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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019v2/Book%3A_Custom_Physics_textbook_for_JJC/08%3A_Work_and_Energy/8.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019/Book%3A_Physics_(Boundless)/07%3A_Work_and_Energy/7.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
