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An object oscillating on a spring has the velocity graph shown in Figure P14.50. Draw a velocity graph if the following changes are made.
Figure P14.50
a. The amplitude is doubled and the frequency is halved.
b. The amplitude and spring constant are kept the same, but the mass is quadrupled.
Parts a and b are independent questions, each starting from the graph shown.
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