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Chapter 6 Problem 6.34

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A child applies a force parallel to the x-axis to a 10.0-kg sled moving on the frozen surface of a small pond. As the child controls the speed of the sled, the x-component of the force she applies varies with the x-coordinate of the sled as shown in Fig. E6.34. Calculate the work done by the force when the sled moves (a) from to (b) from x = 8.0 m to (c) from to 12.0 x = 12.0 m; x = 0 m.

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

A child applies a force parallel to the x-axis to a

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