From its resting position, does it take 3 seconds for the weight to bounce in one direction, then the other, and then back to its resting position.
Given
The table shows the height in centimeters, that a weight bouncing from a spring would achieve if there were no friction, for a given number of seconds.
What is friction?
Friction refers to a force that resists or prevents the relative motion of two physical objects when their surfaces come in contact.
From the data in the table, we see that the weight oscillates between two positions: 15 and -15cm.
In the resting position (0), the weight bounces between 15 cm in one direction and 15 cm in another.
- At 2.25 seconds it was at the maximum distance from the resting position in one direction.
- At 3 seconds it was again in resting position.
- At 3.75 seconds it was at the maximum distance from the resting position in another direction.
- At 4.5 seconds it's again in resting position.
Therefore,
From 1.5 seconds to 4.5 seconds, the weight completed its oscillating cycle; it started from the resting position, went to the maximum distance in both directions, and finally returned to its resting potential.
The time weight took to complete a cycle was 4.5 - 1.5 = 3.0 seconds.
Hence, From its resting position, does it take 3 seconds for the weight to bounce in one direction, then the other, and then back to its resting position.
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