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Find the magnitude of the force acting along the direc tion -6hati +2hatj +3hatk which displaces a particle from position (2, -1, 0) to a new position (1, 2, -1) and in doing so does a work of 5 units :

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7/3 units
`(3)/(7)` units
`(5)/(6)` units
`(6)/(5)` units

Solution :`vecS=vecS_2+vecS_1=(1-2)hati+(2+1)HATJ+(-1-0)hatk`
=`hati+3hatj-hatk`
Let |F| be the magnitude of the force then
`vecF=|F|xx"UNIT vector along the direction of force"`
`vecF=|F|xx([-6hati+2hatj-3hatk])/(sqrt(36+4+9))=(F)/(7)[-6hati+2hatj-3hatk]`
Now `W=vecF.vecS`
`:. 5=F/7[-6hati+2hatj-3hatk].[-hati+3hatj-hatk]`
=`F/7(6+6+3)`
or 35=15 F
or `|F|=(35)/(15)=(7)/(13)`units.


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