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Homework Statement
A block with mass 5.00kg, moves along the x-axis with zero friction. The block experiences a net force Fx that varies with it's position x. When x=0, v (initial speed) is equal to 2.0 m/s
Find the work done on the block when it is displaced from x=0 to x=8
What is the final speed at x=8
This is not the original problem statement ... I had to translate it to English in order to post it here. :p
Se attached image for the graph of the relationship between the force and displacement.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Calculated the area in the trapezoid, and subtracted the area of the triangle. 30J-5J=25J, I think this is right answer?
Then I used the relation between work and kinetic energy
W=delta K=(1/2)m*v_f^2 - (1/2)m*v_i^2
where the subscript i and f stands for initial and final speed
Solved this for v_f and got the answer 3 m/s
Are these answers correct? Unfortunately, I don't have the answers, since this is a problem I got from my physics professor, not from the textbook.
Thanks in advance. :)