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I'm a little puzzled with the work of a force considering rectangular and polar coordinates.
In rectangular coordinates we have:
(1) [F]=(Fx + Fy [j]) is the force vector.
(2) [dr]=(dx + dy [j]) is small displacement.
Then the work is:
(3) W = [F] [dr] = (Fx dx + Fy dy)
In polar coordinates, we have:
(4) [F] = F [r1] + phi [theta1]
(5) [dr] = dr [r2] + r dtheta [theta2]
In this case the work is:
(6) W = [F] [dr] = F dr cos(phi - r dtheta)
Now I'd like to get the last result starting from equation (3), considering:
(7) Fx=F cos(phi)
(8) Fy=F sin(phi)
(9) x=r cos(theta) and dx=dr cos(theta) - r sin(theta) dtheta
(10) y=r sin(theta) and dy=dr sin(theta) + r cos(theta) dtheta
After inserting these quantities in equation (3), I get:
(11) W = F dr cos(phi-theta) + F r dtheta sin(phi-theta)
My question is: the result in equation (11) is the same of the one given by equation (6)?
Thank you!
SNES
In rectangular coordinates we have:
(1) [F]=(Fx + Fy [j]) is the force vector.
(2) [dr]=(dx + dy [j]) is small displacement.
Then the work is:
(3) W = [F] [dr] = (Fx dx + Fy dy)
In polar coordinates, we have:
(4) [F] = F [r1] + phi [theta1]
(5) [dr] = dr [r2] + r dtheta [theta2]
In this case the work is:
(6) W = [F] [dr] = F dr cos(phi - r dtheta)
Now I'd like to get the last result starting from equation (3), considering:
(7) Fx=F cos(phi)
(8) Fy=F sin(phi)
(9) x=r cos(theta) and dx=dr cos(theta) - r sin(theta) dtheta
(10) y=r sin(theta) and dy=dr sin(theta) + r cos(theta) dtheta
After inserting these quantities in equation (3), I get:
(11) W = F dr cos(phi-theta) + F r dtheta sin(phi-theta)
My question is: the result in equation (11) is the same of the one given by equation (6)?
Thank you!
SNES