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Statement

2.3.35. A particle of mass flies into a region where it is affected by a braking force that depends only on the distance between the particle and the boundary of the region. Find this dependence if the depth of penetration of a particle into the braking region is proportional to its initial momentum: .

Solution

The work done by the force when the particle moves

From the law of conservation of energy

Considering a small increment of energy

From where

Answer