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find the integral of the work done by the force
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between r1 and r2,
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you will have to tell me--
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you'll have to ask me something. You agree?
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What will you ask in addition,
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besides just saying start at r1 and end at r2?
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You will ask, "What path did you take?"
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And unless you specify the path you cannot do the integral,
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because you don't know what contour you want to draw.
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Therefore, the answer in general depends on the path,
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but this right-hand side does not.
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So, if you pick the same two endpoints