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Force & Potential Energy
10. Conservation of Energy / Force & Potential Energy / Problem 4

The figure shows the potential energy with respect to the position of an object undergoing oscillatory motion between x = 1.0 mm and x = 5.0 mm. With a mass of 4.0 g, what is the maximum speed that this object can achieve?
Graph showing potential energy vs position for oscillatory motion between 1.0 mm and 5.0 mm.

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