Newtonian Mechanics : Rectillinear Motion of a Particle

In summary, the problem asks for the velocity and position of a particle starting from rest at x = 0 and t = 0, under the influence of three different force functions. These functions are Fx = F0 + Ct, Fx = F0 sin Ct, and Fx = F0e^ct, where F0 and c are positive constants. The attempt at a solution involved integrating with respect to x, but it was pointed out that t should be known as a function of x first. There was also a mistake in the final step of parts a and b, where the force functions were incorrectly specified.
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Homework Statement


Find the velocity ± and the position x as functions of the time t for a particle of mass m, which starts from rest at x =0 and t =0, subject to the following force functions:
(a) Fx = F0 + Ct
(b) Fx = F0 sin Ct Ct
(c) Fx = F0e^ct
where F0 and c are positive constants.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

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You cannot integrate t with respect to x until you know what t is as a function of x.
I am not sure why you want to integrate wrt x anyway. What else can you do?
By the way, your typed notation is a bit confusing. You mean Fx=F0+Ct. I.e. F subscript x, not F times x.
 
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haruspex said:
You cannot integrate t with respect to x until you know what t is as a function of x.
I am not sure why you want to integrate wrt x anyway. What else can you do?
By the way, your typed notation is a bit confusing. You mean Fx=F0+Ct. I.e. F subscript x, not F times x.
I have checked my homework, how about my answer here?
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You made a mistake in the final step in both a and b.
(In post #1 for part b you specified the force as F0sin Ct Ct. i assume the second Ct was a typo.)
 

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