Homework Statement
A particle of mass m is released from rest a distance b from a fixed origin of force that attracts the particle according to the inverse square law:
F(x) = -kx-2
Show that the time required for the particle to reach the origin is
Pi times (mb3/8k)1/2
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Homework Statement
Given that the velocity of a particle in rectilinear motion varies with the displacement x according to the equation
x* = bx-3
where b is a positive constant, find the force acting on the particle as a function of x.
Homework Equations
Hint: F = mx** = mx*...