Find the work done by the force field , where and are unit vectors, moving a particle along the quarter circle given by the vector function ,
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The work done is given by the line integral:
∫ C F ⋅ d r = ∫ C F ( r ( t ) ) ⋅ r ′ ( t ) d t
F ( r ( t ) ) = < cos 2 ( t ) , sin ( t ) cos ( t ) >
r ′ ( t ) = < − sin ( t ) , cos ( t ) >
Therefore the work done is:
∫ 0 π / 2 ( − 2 cos 2 ( t ) sin ( t ) ) d t
= 3 − 2