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Physics Department, Shiv Nadar University (PHY101-2015) Tutorial-8

1. Find the equilibrium points of the potential energy function U(x) = −x3 + 2x2 + 3x and determine if they are stable or unstable. Plot U(x) to show the equilibrium points. 2. For a particle constrained to move along the x-axis under potential U(x)=−a x2exp(-x2/b2), (a) find the equilibrium point(s) and (b) for each stable point, calculate the frequency of small oscillations. 3. Find the speed of a block of mass M after descending a distance h down an inclined plane of angle θ, assuming it starts from rest and the coefficient of friction μ varies as 2μ

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Physics Department, Shiv Nadar University (PHY101-2015) Tutorial-8

1. Find the equilibrium points of the potential energy function U(x) = −x3 + 2x2 + 3x and determine if they are stable or unstable. Plot U(x) to show the equilibrium points. 2. For a particle constrained to move along the x-axis under potential U(x)=−a x2exp(-x2/b2), (a) find the equilibrium point(s) and (b) for each stable point, calculate the frequency of small oscillations. 3. Find the speed of a block of mass M after descending a distance h down an inclined plane of angle θ, assuming it starts from rest and the coefficient of friction μ varies as 2μ

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Physics Department, Shiv Nadar University (PHY101-2015)

Tutorial-8

1. The potential energy of a particle is () = 3 + 2 2 + 3. Find equilibrium


points and determine if they are stable or unstable. Also show the equilibrium
points by plotting U(x).
2. A particle of mass m is constrained to move along the positive x-axis under the
influence of a single force whose potential energy function is
U(x)=a x2exp(-x2/b2)
where a, b are positive constants. (a) Find the equilibrium point(s). (b) For each
stable equilibrium, calculate the frequency of small oscillations.
3. A block of mass M slides down a plane of angle . Find the speed of the block

after it has descended through height h, assuming that it starts from rest. The
coefficient of friction varies as 20 s (0 is a constant), where s is measured along
the incline, with s=0 taken at the initial position of the block.

4. A rod of length L has a non-uniform density. The mass per unit length of the rod,

, varies as = 0(x/L), where 0 is a constant and x is the distance from the end
marked 0. Find the center of mass.

5. Uniform Triangular Plate. Consider the two-dimensional case of a uniform right


triangular plate of mass M, base b, height h, and small thickness t.

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