Chapter 7: Problem 34
An object moving in the \(xy\)-plane is acted on by a conservative force described by the potential-energy function \(U(x, y) = \alpha[(1/x^2) + (1/y^2)]\), where a is a positive constant. Derive an expression for the force expressed in terms of the unit vectors \(\hat{\imath}\) and \(\hat{\jmath}\).
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