SQU is trying a new particle accelerator design with a mechanical component using a spring that does not obey Hooke's law When stretched/compressed x metres, it exerts a force of 53.6x+40.6x (a) Compute the work required to stretch the spring fromx=0.9 m to x=1.9 m. (b) With one end of the spring fxed, a particle of mass 1.2 kg is attached to the other end of the spring when it is stretched by an amount x 1.9 m. If the particle is then released from rest, what is its speed at the instant the stretch in the spring is x 0.9 m? m/s (c) Is the force exerted by the spring conservative or nonconservative? Explain

SQU is trying a new particle accelerator design with a mechanical component using a spring that does not obey Hooke's law When stretched/compressed x metres, it exerts a force of 53.6x+40.6x (a) Compute the work required to stretch the spring fromx=0.9 m to x=1.9 m. (b) With one end of the spring fxed, a particle of mass 1.2 kg is attached to the other end of the spring when it is stretched by an amount x 1.9 m. If the particle is then released from rest, what is its speed at the instant the stretch in the spring is x 0.9 m? m/s (c) Is the force exerted by the spring conservative or nonconservative? Explain

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