The force experienced by a 0.250 kg particle is depicted in the figure below. the particle
approaches the origin from the right at a speed of 20.0 m/s. (a) find the work done by the force as
the particle moves from x=6.00 m to x = 0. (b) what is the kinetic energy of the particle at the
origin?
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(a) -10 J

The graph represents the force versus the position of the particle: this means that the area under the graph represent the work done on the particle.

Therefore, let's start by calculating the area. The area of the trapezium between x = 0 and x = 3 m is:

While the area of the triangle between x = 3 m and x = 6 m is

So, the work done on the particle is

(b) 40 J

The kinetic energy of the particle is given by

where

m is its mass

v is its speed

The mass of the particle is

m = 0.250 kg

While the initial speed is

v = 20.0 m/s

So the initial kinetic energy (at x = 6 m) is

For the work-energy theorem, the final kinetic energy of the particle (at x=0) will be the initial kinetic energy + the work done by the force on it, therefore:

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