A conservative force F(vector) is in the +x-direction and has magnitude F(x) = /(x + x 0

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A conservative force F̅(vector) is in the +x-direction and has magnitude F(x) = α/(x + x0)2, where α = 0.800 N ∙ m2 and x0 = 0.200 m.

(a) What is the potential-energy function U(x) for this force? Let U(x) → 0 as x → ∞. 

(b) An object with mass m = 0.500 kg is released from rest at x = 0 and moves in the +x-direction. If F̅(vector) 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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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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