Question: A conservative force F is in the + x direction and has magnitude F ( x ) = a / ( x + x 0

A conservative force F is in the +x direction and has magnitude F(x)= a/(x + x0)( x+x0) where a=0.15 N.m.m and x0=0.2 m. What is the potential energy function U (x) for this force? Let u(x) is going to 0 as x is going to infinity? And An object with mass m =0.500 kg is released from rest at x =0 and moves in the +x-direction. If F is the only force acting
on the object, what is the object's speed when it reaches x =0.400 m?

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