Question

A force in the +x -direction with magnitude F(x)=18.0N−(0.530N/m)x is applied to a 7.90 kg box that is sitting on the horizontal, frictionless surface of a frozen lake. F(x) is the only horizontal force on the box.
if the box is initially at rest x=0, ​what is the speed after it has travelled 17.0m?

Answer 1

Answer:

$v\approx 8.570\,\frac{m}{s}$

Explanation:

The equation of equlibrium for the box is:

$\Sigma F_{x} = 18\,N-(0.530\,\frac{N}{m} )\cdot x = (7.90\,kg)\cdot a$

The formula for the acceleration, given in $\frac{m}{s^{2}}$, is:

$a = \frac{18\,N-(0.530\,\frac{N}{m} )\cdot x}{7.90\,kg}$

Velocity can be derived from the following definition of acceleration:

$a = v\cdot \frac{dv}{dx}$

$v\, dv = a\, dx$

$\frac{1}{2}\cdot v^{2} = \int\limits^{17\,m}_{0\,m} {\frac{18\,N-(0.530\,\frac{N}{m} )\cdot x}{7.90\,kg} } \, dx$

$\frac{1}{2}\cdot v^{2} =\frac{18\,N}{7.90\,kg} \int\limits^{17\,m}_{0\,m}\, dx - \frac{0.530\,\frac{N}{m} }{7.90\,kg} \int\limits^{17\,m}_{0\,m} {x} \, dx$

$\frac{1}{2}\cdot v^{2} = (2.278\,\frac{m}{s^{2}})\cdot x |_{0\,m}^{27\,m}-(0.034\,\frac{1}{s^{2}})\cdot x^{2}|_{0\,m}^{27\,m}$

$v =\sqrt{2\cdot[(2.278\,\frac{m}{s^{2}})\cdot x |_{0\,m}^{27\,m}-(0.034\,\frac{1}{s^{2}})\cdot x^{2}|_{0\,m}^{27\,m}] }$

The speed after the box has travelled 17 meters is:

$v\approx 8.570\,\frac{m}{s}$