A particle in the x y -plane is acted upon by a force field described by the equation below: F = − y ı ^ + x ȷ ^ . How much work does the force field do on the particle if the particle makes one complete revolution over a unit circle centered on the origin?
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Sir, Isnt this a lovely problem? Thanks @Steven Chase for this problem. I enjoyed it
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Thanks. Many times with vector field problems, going in a closed loop means zero work done. I thought it would be fun to do the exact opposite.
Relevant wiki: Uniform Circular Motion - Problem Solving
Oops the image has wrong expression of F
Now see , Always Angle between F and d x is 0 .
So Work done = ∫ 0 2 π F . d x [ 2 π Because Circumference = 2 π . 1 = 2 π ]
So now, W = F ∫ 0 2 π d x
So W = F ∗ ( 2 π )
Now Magnitude of F = 1 N , So
W = 6 . 2 8 3 J
But why will it move ina circle
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Switching to polar coordinates, we have that F = < − sin ( θ ) , cos ( θ ) > . Then on the circular path C , i.e., r = < cos ( θ ) , sin ( θ ) > , the work done is
W = ∫ C F ⋅ d r = ∫ 0 2 π F ⋅ d θ d r d θ = ∫ 0 2 π < − sin ( θ ) , cos ( θ ) > ⋅ < − sin ( θ ) , cos ( θ ) > d θ =
∫ 0 2 π ( sin 2 ( θ ) + cos 2 ( θ ) ) d θ = ∫ 0 2 π d θ = 2 π = 6 . 2 8 3 to 3 decimal places.