Chapter 15: Q. 37 (page 416)
The motion of a particle is given by , where t is in . What is the first time at which the kinetic energy is twice the potential energy?
Short Answer
is the timeduring which theK.E. is twice theP.E..
Chapter 15: Q. 37 (page 416)
The motion of a particle is given by , where t is in . What is the first time at which the kinetic energy is twice the potential energy?
is the timeduring which theK.E. is twice theP.E..
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