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A particle of mass m m is acted on by a force in such a way that it moves in a straight line with its velocity varying with the distance travelled according to the equation v = k x v=k\sqrt x where k k is a constant.

Find the work done by the force over the displacement x = 0 x=0 to x = d . x=d.

1 2 m k 2 d \frac{1}{2} mk^2d 1 2 m k \frac{1}{2} mk 1 2 m k d \frac{1}{2} mkd m k mk

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3 solutions

Andrew Ellinor
Jan 21, 2016

This is a calculus-based approached because I like calculus.

The integral for the work done is given by 0 d F d x \int_{0}^{d} F dx

Knowing that F = m a F = ma , I took the derivative of v = k x v = k\sqrt{x} with respect to time to find acceleration, giving me d d t v = d d t k x a = k 2 x d x d t = k 2 x v = k 2 2 \frac{d}{dt}v = \frac{d}{dt}k\sqrt{x} \Rightarrow a = \frac{k}{2\sqrt{x}}\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{k}{2\sqrt{x}}v = \frac{k^2}{2}

Multiplying acceleration by the mass m m and integrating this constant result from x = 0 x = 0 to x = d x = d gave a final answer of 0 d m k 2 2 d x = 1 2 m k 2 d \int_{0}^{d} \frac{mk^2}{2}dx = \boxed{\frac{1}{2}mk^2d}

There is not an elementary solution?

Gabriele Moro - 5 years, 4 months ago

Yay! I love calculus based solutions. That's just how I did it. Well done.

Krishna Karthik - 2 years, 6 months ago
Michael Fuller
Jan 24, 2016

We want to find the work done ( W W ) where W = F x W=Fx . We also know F = m a F=ma , and the distance travelled is x = d x=d .

Therefore W = m a d W=mad . Now we need to find the value of a a , which we can do so with v 2 = u 2 + 2 a s v^2=u^2+2as .

We have s = d s=d , u = k 0 = 0 u=k \sqrt{0}=0 and v = k d k 2 d = 2 a d a = k 2 2 v=k \sqrt{d} ~ \Rightarrow ~ k^2 d =2ad ~ \Rightarrow ~ a=\dfrac{k^2}{2} .

Therefore W = 1 2 m k 2 d W=\large\color{#20A900}{\boxed{\dfrac{1}{2}m k^2 d }}

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Feb 23, 2016

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