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Potential energy is the energy of a body or a system due to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
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Understanding the equation for Potential Energy
I am having a hard time understanding why Potential Energy can be calculated in the following way:
$$ \Delta U = U_f - U_i = -\int_{x_i}^{x_f} F_x dx $$
In particular, I don't understand why there i …
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