Explain why, when a force acting on a particle varies with position along a straight…

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Explain why, when a force acting on a particle varies with position along a straight line, the total work done from x=x1x = x_1 to x=x3x = x_3 can be expressed as the algebraic sum of the work done from x1x_1 to x2x_2 and that from x2x_2 to x3x_3, where x1<x2<x3x_1 < x_2 < x_3.

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