Work Power and Energy 5 Question 6
8. A particle, which is constrained to move along -axis, is subjected to a force in the same direction which varies with the distance of the particle from the origin as . Here, and are positive constants. For , the functional form of the potential energy of the particle is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 8. (d)
Solution:
or
From the given function, we can see that