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<math>\bold{W} = \bold{F} \cdot \bold{d}</math>
 
<math>\bold{W} = \bold{F} \cdot \bold{d}</math>
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Or, its integral form:
 
Or, its integral form:
    
<math>\int \bold{F} \cdot \mathrm{d}\bold{s}</math>
 
<math>\int \bold{F} \cdot \mathrm{d}\bold{s}</math>
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Or:
 
Or:
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''W'' = F d cos θ
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<math>\bold{W} = \bold{F} \cdot \bold{d} cos θ</math>
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Where θ is the angle that separates the vectors. The second form of the equation is the expanded form of the "dot product" in the first equation. In physics, the dot product "a · b" (read "a dot b") can be rewritten as "a b cos θ".  
 
Where θ is the angle that separates the vectors. The second form of the equation is the expanded form of the "dot product" in the first equation. In physics, the dot product "a · b" (read "a dot b") can be rewritten as "a b cos θ".  

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