University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Work and Kinetic Energy - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 194: Q6.9

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Work Step by Step

The work is the signed area between the force graph and the x-axis. The diagram shows a force F that does zero work as the particle moves from x1 to x2, even though the force is nonzero for almost all x in that range.
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