The Simulation

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Exploration

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Exploration

Explore the Mass and Spring simulation below for several minutes:
  • Try clicking around
  • Try dragging objects
  • Try sliding sliders
  • Try making the masses oscillate without stopping
  • Try stopping the masses so they are in equilibrium

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Now that you have spent several minutes familiarizing yourself with the Mass and Spring simulation, complete the following multi-choice question. Feel free to use the simulation to help you answer the question.


Free Body Diagrams

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Free Body Diagrams

 
One of the masses is hooked onto a spring. The mass and spring soon come to rest. Which free body diagram best represents the forces on the hanging mass when it is at rest?
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Reflection

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Reflection