A proton (mass m ! 1.67 ' 10$27 kg) is being accelerated along a straight line at 3.6 1015 m/s2 in a machine. If the proton has an initial speed of 2.4 ' 107 m/s and travels 3.5 cm, what then is (a) its speed and (b) the increase in its kinetic energy?
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A 1.5 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface when a horizontal force along an x axis is applied to the block. The force is given by , where x is in meters and the initial position of the block is x 0. (a) What is the kinetic energy of the block as it passes through x ! 2.0 m? (b) What is the maximum kinetic energy of the block between x ! 0 and x ! 2.0 m?
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