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Vector Calculus · Challenge problem

Let F=(y2,  kx)\mathbf F = (y^2,\; kx), where kk is a constant. Find the value of kk for which F\mathbf F does the same work on a particle moving from (0,0)(0, 0) to (1,1)(1, 1) along the line y=xy = x as along the parabola y=x2y = x^2.