A particle of mass 10 g moves in a straight line with retardation 2x, where x is displacement in SI units. Its loss of kinetic energy for the displacement is (10/x)⁻ⁿ J. The value of n i s ______.

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Retardation magnitude is given by a = 2x Using v(dv/dx) = a and taking retardation opposite to motion: v dv/dx = -2x Multiply by mass m = 10 g = 0.01 kg: m v dv = -2mx dx The loss of kinetic energy over displacement x is therefore proportional to x². Thus the required power of x corresponds to n = 2. Final value: 2