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Suppose that at time zero the can attached to the spring such as shown in Figure 10.8 is released from rest at position
Figure 10.8 Dynamics of
(a)
The spring is the only object that exerts a force with a nonzero x-component on the cart. Thus the x-component form of Newton's second
We now understand why the acceleration-versus-time graph in Figure 10.4c is the same shape as the position-versus-time graph in Figure 10.4a with the sign of a being opposite me sign of x at all times the restoring force exerted can the vibrating object is proportional to the displacement of the object from equilibrium but opposite in direction. Whenever this relation holds for a system, that system's motion can be described mathematically as simple harmonic motion.
Stop for a moment and think how unusual Eq. (10.6) is. When we studied linear motion at constant acceleration (Chapter 2 ). the acceleration of a moving object was the same at any location and did not depend on the position When we studied constant speed circular motion (Chapter 5). the direction of acceleration charged with changing positon along the circle. but the magnitude remained the same. In SHM the acceleration of an object changes in time in both magnitude and direction but is synchronized with the displacement of the object Thus the sum of the forces exerted on an object moving in a circle at constant speed is constant in magnitude and only changes direction (it always ports toward the center of the circle). The sum of the forces exerted on an object undergoing SHM not only changes direction during the motion but a so changes magnitude.
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