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The product of the force on an object and the displacement the object undergoes along the direction of the force.

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Work done against a resistive force

The best example is the force of friction. it opposes the objects motion and thus some work done by us to make a body move is dissipated as heat. …
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Derivation of formula of potential energy by a conservative force [duplicate]

the formula for potential energy by a conservative force is given by: $$ F = -\nabla U(r), $$ which in one dimension may be simplified to: $$ F = -\frac{dU}{dx} .$$ My question is how is it derive …
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