Problem 4.3

Consider a mass vibrating on a spring. Ignoring friction, at what position is the kinetic energy of the mass the greatest? At what position is the potential energy the greatest? How do the sums of the kinetic and potential energies compare at these various points? What happens to the total energy if friction is present? Solution

David Cinabro

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