A 20-Kg Object Is Moving Without Friction Along the X-Axis

question 30

Multiple Choice

A 2.0-kg object is moving without friction along the x-axis.The potential energy curve as a function of position is shown in the figure,and the system is conservative.If the speed of the object at the origin is 4.0 m/s,what will be its speed at 7.0 m along the +x-axis?

• A)4.0 m/s
• B)4.2 m/s
• C)4.4 m/s
• D)4.6 m/s
• E)9.8 m/s

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Definitions:

Time Spent

The duration or period during which an action takes place or an individual is engaged in a particular activity.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and then dividing by the total number of values.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, commonly the mean, median, or mode.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where both variables move in the same direction, meaning that as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases, the other also decreases.