Force acting on a particle in a conservative force field is:
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
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(i) U (x, y, z) = (–2x – 3y)
(ii) U (x, y, z) = – (x 2 + y 2 )
(iii) U (x, y, z) = – xy.
Sol. U = – 
(i) U = – 
U = 
= -(2x + 3y)
(ii) U = – 
= – 
= -(x 2 + y 2 ).
(iii) U = – 
= – 
= – xy.
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