Problem 16.7

Animation 1 Animation 2 Animation 3 Animation 4

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The animation shows the analogy between circular motion (coin on a turntable) and simple harmonic motion (hanging mass on a spring).  Restart.  Given the animation (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds), which graph properly denotes position vs. time for a horizontal spring synchronized with the turntable?

 

 

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