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AP Physics C: Mechanics
7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
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A block of mass \(m\) attached to a horizontal spring on a rough surface.
A block of mass \(m\) attached to a horizontal spring on a rough surface.
A block of mass \(m\) on a horizontal surface is connected to an ideal spring of force constant \(k\), whose other end is fixed to a rigid vertical wall. The surface exerts a constant kinetic friction force of magnitude \(f_k = \mu_k m g\) on the block, and air resistance is negligible. The block is pulled to an initial displacement \(x = x_0\) (where \(k x_0 > \mu_s m g\)) and released from rest at time \(t = 0\). Which of the following graphs best represents the position \(x\) of the block as a function of time \(t\) as it oscillates?

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