Conservative Forces Homework Statement

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Homework Statement

1. Is force F = (theta)r_hat conservative?

2. Is force which depends on velocity but is always perpendicular to velocity conservative?

1. theta is from 0 to 2pi and F is limited to xy plane only

Last edited: Oct 13, 2010

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your attempt and reasoning please?