Homework Help: Calculus 2

Posted by Heather on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 10:50am.

The pressure P of a gas is related to its volume V by the formula P=k/V where k is a constant. A quantity of gas with an initial volume of 1 cubic meter and a pressure of 2.5 newtons per square meter expands to a volume of 16 cubic meters. Find the work done by the gas.

Calculus 2 - Heather, Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 7:21pm
Please help! I just don't know what to put inside the integral!

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