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newbie question, say I'm rolling a ball down a smooth , differentiable, and frictionless 1-Dimensional hill V(x) from a point x_i
find the location x(t) and the velocity dx/dt(t) of this ball at some arbitrary time t.
what would be the general approach towards such a problem?
note that for x_i such that dV/dx(x_i) = 0, dx/dt=0
find the location x(t) and the velocity dx/dt(t) of this ball at some arbitrary time t.
what would be the general approach towards such a problem?
note that for x_i such that dV/dx(x_i) = 0, dx/dt=0
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