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If a mass m and a mass 2m oscillate on identical springs
Chapter 13, Problem 4CQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 4CQ
If a mass m and a mass 2m oscillate on identical springs with identical amplitudes, they both have the same maximum kinetic energy. How can this be? Shouldn't the larger mass have more kinetic energy? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Problem 4CQ
If a mass m and a mass 2m oscillate on identical springs with identical amplitudes, they both have the same maximum kinetic energy. How can this be? Shouldn't the larger mass have more kinetic energy? Explain.
ANSWER:
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The objective here is to elaborate how two objects of different masses which oscillate on identical springs with identical amplitudes have the same maximum kinetic energy.