Question

A 150 g particle at x = 0 is moving at 8.00 m/s in the +x-direction. As it moves, it experiences a force given by Fx=(0.850N)sin(x/2.00m). What is the particle (s) speed when it reaches x = 3.14 m?

Answer 1

Answer:

9.98 m/s

Explanation:

The force acting on the particle is defined by the equation:

$F=(0.850) sin (\frac{x}{2.00})$ [N]

where x is the position in metres.

The acceleration can be found by using Newton's second law:

$a=\frac{F}{m}$

where

m = 150 g = 0.150 kg is the mass of the particle. Substituting into the equation,

$a=\frac{0.850}{0.150}sin (\frac{x}{2.00})=5.67 sin(\frac{x}{2.00})$ [m/s^2]

When x = 3.14 m, the acceleration is:

$a=5.67 sin(\frac{3.14}{2.00})=5.67 m/s^2$

Now we can find the final speed of the particle by using the suvat equation:

$v^2-u^2=2ax$

where

u = 8.00 m/s is the initial velocity

v is the final velocity

$a=5.67 m/s^2$

x = 3.14 m is the displacement

Solving for v,

$v=\sqrt{u^2+2ax}=\sqrt{8.00^2+2(5.67)(3.14)}=9.98 m/s$

And the speed is just the magnitude of the velocity, so 9.98 m/s.