AP PROBLEM ENERGY GRAPH

THE FOLLOWING GRAPH SHOWS THE POTENTIAL ENERGY U(x) OF A PARTICLE AS A FUNCTION OF ITS POSITION x.

A) IDENTIFY ALL POINTS OF EQUILIBRIUM FOR THE PARTICLE.

SUPPOSE THE PARTICLE HAS A CONSTANT TOTAL ENERGY OF 4.0 JOULES, AS SHOWN BY THE DASHED LINE ON THE GRAPH.

B) DETERMINE THE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLE AT THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS

I) x = 2.0 M II) x = 6.0 M

C) CAN THE PARTICLE REACH THE POSITION x = 0.5 M? EXPLAIN

D) CAN THE PARTICLE REACH THE POSITION x = 5.0 M? EXPLAIN

E) ON THE GRID BELOW, CAREFULLY DRAW A GRAPH OF THE CONSERVATIVE FORCE ACTING ON THE PARTICLE AS A FUNCTION OF x, FOR 0< x < 7 METERS.