An ideal gas goes from state 
to state 
via three different processes as indicated in the P‐V diagram .
If 
indicate the heat absorbed by the gas along the three processes and 
indicate the change in internal energy along the three processes respectively, then
and 
and 
and 
and 
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Change in internal energy is path independent and depends only on the initial and final states.
As the initial and final states in the three processes are same. Therefore,
Work done, W 
Area under P‐V graph
As area under curve 
area under curve 2
area under curve 3
According to first law of thermodynamics,
As 
and 
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