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 ==== The Formal Definition of Work ==== ==== The Formal Definition of Work ====
  
-The work that is done by a force is the //scalar// product (or dot product) of that force and the displacement.+The work that is done by a force is the **__scalar product__** (or dot product) of that force and the displacement.
  
 $$W = \vec{F}\cdot\Delta\vec{r} = F_x dx + F_y dy + F_z dz$$ $$W = \vec{F}\cdot\Delta\vec{r} = F_x dx + F_y dy + F_z dz$$
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