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ISBN: 9780321992277

Author: GIANCOLI

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 8, Problem 71P

Draw a potential energy diagram, U vs. x, and analyze the notion of a mass m resting on an frictionless horizontal table and connected to a horizontal spring with stiffness constant k. The mass is pulled a distance to the right so that the spring is stretched a distance x₀ initially, and then the mass is released from rest.

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Ch. 8.2 - By how much does the potential energy change when...Ch. 8.4 - In Example 83, what is the rock's speed just...Ch. 8.4 - Two balls are released from the same height above...Ch. 8 - List some everyday forces that are not...Ch. 8 - You lift a heavy book from a table to a high...Ch. 8 - Analyze the motion of a simple swinging pendulum...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4Q Ch. 8 - A coil spring of mass m rests upright on a table....Ch. 8 - Experienced hikers prefer to step over a fallen...Ch. 8 - (a) Where does the kinetic energy come from when a...

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