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FMA-2024-10 · 2024 F = ma (AAPT)

2024 F = ma Exam — Question 10

A block of mass m is connected to the walls of a frictionless box by two massless springs with relaxed lengths ℓ and 2ℓ, and spring constants k and 2k respectively. The length of the box is 3ℓ. The system rotates with a constant angular velocity ω about one of its walls. ω m ℓ, k 2ℓ, 2k Suppose the block stays at a constant distance r from the axis of rotation, without touching either of the walls. What is the value of r?
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