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Marioqwe
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Homework Statement
A particle starts from rest at the origin and is given an acceleration a=k/(x+4)^2, where a and x are expressed in m/s2 and m, respectively, and k is a constant. Knowing that the velocity of the particle is 4 m/s when x=8m, determine (a) the value of k, (b) the position of the particle when v = 4.5 m/s, (c) the maximum velocity of the particle.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I calculated part (a) and (b) easily. However, I am having some troubles with part (c).
The maximum velocity occurs when the acceleration is equal to zero because there is either a minimum or maximum right? So I set
0 = k/(x+4)^2
which cannot be.
What am I doing wrong?