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Im not sure exactly what to do with a part of this problem
A 5 kg block is fastened to a vertical spring that has a spring constant of 1000 Newtons per meter. A 3 kg block rests on top of the 5 kg block. The blocks are pushed down and released so that they oscillate.
Determine the magnitude of the max acceleration that the blocks can attain and still remain in contact at all times.
There are other parts of the problem but nothing before this that would help with this part.
Now I am pretty sure that the max acceleration would be g, the accleration due to gravity but I don't know how to go about it to prove with formulas Am i even correct in this assumption?
THanks for the help
A 5 kg block is fastened to a vertical spring that has a spring constant of 1000 Newtons per meter. A 3 kg block rests on top of the 5 kg block. The blocks are pushed down and released so that they oscillate.
Determine the magnitude of the max acceleration that the blocks can attain and still remain in contact at all times.
There are other parts of the problem but nothing before this that would help with this part.
Now I am pretty sure that the max acceleration would be g, the accleration due to gravity but I don't know how to go about it to prove with formulas Am i even correct in this assumption?
THanks for the help
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