Recent content by nbram87

Ok thank you.

Is it correct? Is my calculation of the curl and the value of K being meaningless correct?

Curl = d/dx(Fy) i - d/dy (Fx) j = d/dx [K(x + 2y)] + d/dy [K(2x + y)] = K(1+ 0) - K (0+1) = 0 So K - K = 0?

When you do the curl of Fx and Fy, I think the constant K becomes useless because it equals to zero. What is the meaning of K in the problem then?

I think that is one thing that is confusing me. How else could you determine that the force is conservative? Would you have to determine the work done by both Fx and Fy are equal to 0?

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