The line segment from to is given parametrically by the position vector
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The line segment from to is given parametrically by the position vector
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The line segment from to is given parametrically by the position vector
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The work done by the field F is given by the sum of three line integrals of the form
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From Example 9.5.10, the work done over the first line segment is
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Similarly, the work done on the second segment is
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Finally, the work done on the third segment is
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The work done over the polygonal path is then .