Question

Consider the motion of a 4.00-kg particle that moves with potential energy given by U(x) = + a) Suppose the particle is moving with a speed of 3.00 m/s when it is located at x = 1.00 m. What is the speed of the object when it is located at x = 5.00 m? b) What is the magnitude of the force on the 4.00-kg particle when it is located at x = 5.00 m?

Answer 1

Correct question:

Consider the motion of a 4.00-kg particle that moves with potential energy given by

$U(x) = \frac{(2.0 Jm)}{x}+ \frac{(4.0 Jm^2)}{x^2}$

a) Suppose the particle is moving with a speed of 3.00 m/s when it is located at x = 1.00 m. What is the speed of the object when it is located at x = 5.00 m?

b) What is the magnitude of the force on the 4.00-kg particle when it is located at x = 5.00 m?

Answer:

a) 3.33 m/s

b) 0.016 N

Explanation:

a) given:

V = 3.00 m/s

x1 = 1.00 m

x = 5.00

$u(x) = \frac{-2}{x} + \frac{4}{x^2}$

At x = 1.00 m

$u(1) = \frac{-2}{1} + \frac{4}{1^2}$

= 4J

Kinetic energy = (1/2)mv²

$= \frac{1}{2} * 4(3)^2$

= 18J

Total energy will be =

4J + 18J = 22J

At x = 5

$u(5) = \frac{-2}{5} + \frac{4}{5^2}$

$= \frac{4-10}{25} = \frac{-6}{25} J$

= -0.24J

Kinetic energy =

$\frac{1}{2} * 4Vf^2$

= 2Vf²

Total energy =

2Vf² - 0.024

Using conservation of energy,

Initial total energy = final total energy

22 = 2Vf² - 0.24

Vf² = (22+0.24) / 2

$Vf = \sqrt{frac{22.4}{2}$

= 3.33 m/s

b) magnitude of force when x = 5.0m

$u(x) = \frac{-2}{x} + \frac{4}{x^2}$

$\frac{-du(x)}{dx} = \frac{-d}{dx} [\frac{-2}{x}+ \frac{4}{x^2}$

$= \frac{2}{x^2} - \frac{8}{x^3}$

At x = 5.0 m

$\frac{2}{5^2} - \frac{8}{5^3}$

$F = \frac{2}{25} - \frac{8}{125}$

= 0.016N