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yosimba2000
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Does D represent the distance through which the force is MAINTAINED, or the distance that the object moves given an instantaneous force?
Because if Work is integral of F dx, and we assume F is applied only at a single instant and not maintained, and also assume the D represents the distance through which force is maintained, then Work is essentially 0 Joules because the force was maintained only in a small instantaneous distance, right? Like for a single moment you have force, then for the rest of time you have no force.
So based on this, I'm inclined to believe D represents the distance the object moves as a result of instantaneous force.
Because if Work is integral of F dx, and we assume F is applied only at a single instant and not maintained, and also assume the D represents the distance through which force is maintained, then Work is essentially 0 Joules because the force was maintained only in a small instantaneous distance, right? Like for a single moment you have force, then for the rest of time you have no force.
So based on this, I'm inclined to believe D represents the distance the object moves as a result of instantaneous force.