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The work done in displacing a particle from \(y=a\) to \(y=2 a\) by a force \(-\frac{\mathrm{K}}{y^2}\) acting along \(y\)-axis is

  1. A \(-\frac{5 \mathrm{~K}}{8 a}\)
  2. B \(-\frac{14 \mathrm{~K}}{8 a^3}\)
  3. C \(-\frac{ \mathrm{~K}}{ a^2}\)
  4. D \(-\frac{ \mathrm{~K}}{2 a}\)
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(D) \(-\frac{ \mathrm{~K}}{2 a}\)

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\(W = \int_{a}^{2a} F \, dy\) \(W = \int_{a}^{2a} \left(-\frac{K}{y^2}\right) \, dy\) \(W = -K \left[ -\frac{1}{y} \right]_{a}^{2a}\) \(W = K \left( \frac{1}{2a} - \frac{1}{a} \right)\) \(W = K \left( \frac{1 - 2}{2a} \right)\) \(W = -\frac{K}{2a}\)
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