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Chapter 10, Problem 8CQ
A particle with the potential energy shown in FIGURE Q10.8 is moving to the right at x = 5 m with total energy E.
a. At what value or values of x is this particle’s speed a maximum?
b. Does this particle have a turning point or points in the range of x covered by the graph? If so, where?
c. If E is changed appropriately, could the particle remain at rest at any point or points in the range of x covered by the graph? If so. where?
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