Problem 16.4

Animation 1 Animation 2 Animation 3 Animation 4 Animation 5

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A ball on an air track is attached to a compressed spring  as shown in the animations (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds)Restart.  Each of the five graphs CORRECTLY shows a different property of the motion of the ball.  Determine whether the red ball undergoes simple harmonic motion, and state which graph(s) tell you this.  

 

 

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