10. Conservation of Energy
Force & Potential Energy
10. Conservation of Energy Force & Potential Energy
3PRACTICE PROBLEM
Imagine a spaceship cruising along a space-time continuum, traveling on the x-axis. As it moves through space, it experiences a potential energy U = x5 - x3 J, where x represents the spaceship's position in meters. Determine if the spaceship is in stable or unstable equilibrium at each of its equilibrium points.
Imagine a spaceship cruising along a space-time continuum, traveling on the x-axis. As it moves through space, it experiences a potential energy U = x5 - x3 J, where x represents the spaceship's position in meters. Determine if the spaceship is in stable or unstable equilibrium at each of its equilibrium points.