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Line Integrals ~Arc Length~
𝛿𝑠 ≈ !(𝛿𝑥)! + (𝛿𝑦)! + (𝛿𝑧)!
≈ !!𝛿𝑥𝛿𝑡!!
+ !𝛿𝑦𝛿𝑡!!
+ !𝛿𝑧𝛿𝑡!!
𝛿𝑡
∴ 𝑠 = ! !!𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑡!!
+ !𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑡!!
+ !𝑑𝑧𝑑𝑡!!
𝑑𝑡!
!
~Work Done~
W = F!⃗ ∙ d!⃗
δW = F!⃗ ∙ δr!!!⃗
W = ! F!⃗ (x(t), y(t), z(t)) ∙dr !!⃗dtdt
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W = ! F!⃗ (x, y, z) ∙ dr⃗⬚
!= ! F!⃗ ∙
dr⃗dtdt
⬚
!
remember…
r !(t) = x(t)ı ̂+ y(t)ȷ ̂+ z(t)k!
∴dr!dt=dxdtı ̂+
dydtȷ ̂+
dzdtk!
~Path Dependence~
“WorkDone’canbeextremelydifferentdependingonthepathtaken.Therearesomefields,𝐹! ,forwhich
! 𝐹! ⋅ 𝑑�̃�⬚
!= 0
forallclosedloops.Thesefieldsarecalledconservative,andworkdoneisalways0
𝐹! = − 𝛁⏟ 𝑽
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