Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems - Page 209: 82a

Answer

At $x=5.00 \mathrm{m}$ the potential energy is zero, and the kinetic energy is $$ K=\frac{1}{2} m v^{2}=\frac{1}{2}(2.00 \mathrm{kg})(3.45 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s})^{2}=11.9 \mathrm{J} \text { . } $$ The total energy, therefore, is great enough to reach the point $x=0$ where $U=11.0 \mathrm{J}$ , with a little "left over" $(11.9 \mathrm{J}-11.0 \mathrm{J}=0.9025 \mathrm{J}) .$ This is the kinetic energy at $x=0$ , which means the speed there is $$ v=\sqrt{2(0.9025 \mathrm{J}) /(2 \mathrm{kg})}=0.950 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} $$ It has now come to a stop, therefore, so it has not encountered a turning point.

Work Step by Step

At $x=5.00 \mathrm{m}$ the potential energy is zero, and the kinetic energy is $$ K=\frac{1}{2} m v^{2}=\frac{1}{2}(2.00 \mathrm{kg})(3.45 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s})^{2}=11.9 \mathrm{J} \text { . } $$ The total energy, therefore, is great enough to reach the point $x=0$ where $U=11.0 \mathrm{J}$ , with a little "left over" $(11.9 \mathrm{J}-11.0 \mathrm{J}=0.9025 \mathrm{J}) .$ This is the kinetic energy at $x=0$ , which means the speed there is $$ v=\sqrt{2(0.9025 \mathrm{J}) /(2 \mathrm{kg})}=0.950 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} $$ It has now come to a stop, therefore, so it has not encountered a turning point.
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