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FMA-2007-19 · 2007 F = ma (AAPT)

2007 F = ma Exam — Question 19

19. A non-Hookian spring has force where k is the spring constant and x is the displacement from its unstretched position. For the system shown of a mass m connected to an unstretched spring initially at rest, how far does the spring extend before the system momentarily comes to rest? Assume that all surfaces are frictionless and that the pulley is frictionless as well. 2 kx F − =
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