A 3.0 kg object is moving along the x-axis in a region where its potential energy as a function of x is given as U(x) = 4.0x², where U is in joules and x is in meters. When the object passes the point x = -0.50 m, its velocity is +2.0 m/s. All forces acting on the object are conservative. (a) Calculate the total mechanical energy of the object. (b) Calculate the x-coordinate of any points at which the object has zero kinetic energy. (c) Calculate the magnitude of the momentum of the object at x = 0.60 m. (d) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the object as it passes x = 0.60 m.

A 3.0 kg object is moving along the x-axis in a region where its potential energy as a function of x is given as U(x) = 4.0x², where U is in joules and x is in meters. When the object passes the point x = -0.50 m, its velocity is +2.0 m/s. All forces acting on the object are conservative. (a) Calculate the total mechanical energy of the object. (b) Calculate the x-coordinate of any points at which the object has zero kinetic energy. (c) Calculate the magnitude of the momentum of the object at x = 0.60 m. (d) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the object as it passes x = 0.60 m.

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