Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 15 - Vector Analysis - 15.2 Exercises - Page 1062: 35

Answer

work done $\int_C \textbf F \cdot \textbf{dr} = 66$ units

Work Step by Step

The path is given by $C: x=t, y = t^3$ from (0,0) to (2,8) This path can be written as $ \textbf r = x\textbf i + y\textbf j \\ = t \textbf i + t^3 \textbf j, \text{for } 0\le t \le 2\\ \therefore \textbf r' = \textbf i + 3 t^2 \textbf j$ Given force field $\textbf F = x \textbf i +2y \textbf j\\ =t \textbf i +2 t^3 \textbf j$ work done = $\int_C \textbf F \cdot d\textbf r = \int _{t=0}^{2 }\textbf F \cdot \textbf r' dt\\ = \int _{0}^{2 }(t \textbf i +2 t^3 \textbf j)\cdot (\textbf i + 3 t^2 \textbf j) dt\\ = \int _{0}^{2 } [t+6t^5]dt\\ =[\frac{t^2}{2}+t^6]_0^{2}\\ = 66$ workdone = $66$ units
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