Block at Rest A $1.5 \mathrm{~kg}$ block is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface when a horizontal force in the positive direction of an $x$ axis is applied to the block. The force is given by $\vec{F}(x)=$ $\left(2.5 \mathrm{~N}-x^{2} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\right) \mathrm{i}$, where $x$ is in meters and the initial position of the block is $x=0.0 \mathrm{~m} .($ a) What is the kinetic energy of the block as it passes through $x=2.0 \mathrm{~m} ?$ (b) What is the maximum kinetic energy of the block between $x=0.0 \mathrm{~m}$ and $x=2.0 \mathrm{~m}$ ?
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0 \, \text{m}$ using the formula $K = \frac{5}{2}x - \frac{x^3}{3}$. Substitute $x=2.0 \, \text{m}$ into the formula: $K = \frac{5}{2}(2.0) - \frac{(2.0)^3}{3}$ $K = 2.5(2.0) - \frac{8.0}{3}$ $K = 5.0 - 2.67$ $K = 2.33 \, \text{J}$ ** Show more…
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