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FMA-2012-16 · 2012 F = ma (AAPT)

2012 F = ma Exam — Question 16

16. Inside a cart that is accelerating horizontally at acceleration⃗a, there is a block of mass M connected to two light springs of force constants k1 and k2. The block can move without friction horizontally. Find the vibration frequency of the block. q
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