Question: A particle moves along the x-axis while acted on by a single conservative force parallel to the x-axis. The force corresponds to the potential-energy function
(a) What is the direction of the force on the particle when it is at point A?
(b) At point B?
(c) At what value of x is the kinetic energy of the particle a maximum?
(d) What is the force on the particle when it is at point C?
(e) What is the largest value of x reached by the particle during its motion?
(f) What value or values of x correspond to points of stable equilibrium?
(g) Of unstable equilibrium?
Figure P7.86:

U (J) 4.0 2.0 Ix (m) 1.5 20 2.5 0,5 -2.0
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