A mass is attached to the end of a horizontal spring that oscillates frictionlessly. At which point in the motion of the mass does it have zero velocity? O At x = 0, the equilibrium point At x = ±A/2, midway between equilibrium and the endpoints At x = ±A, the endpoints of its motion O Nowhere, the velocity is always positive

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A mass is attached to the end of a horizontal spring that oscillates frictionlessly. At which point in the motion of the mass does it have zero
velocity?
O At x = 0, the equilibrium point
At x = ±A/2, midway between equilibrium and the endpoints
At x = ±A, the endpoints of its motion
O Nowhere, the velocity is always positive
Transcribed Image Text:A mass is attached to the end of a horizontal spring that oscillates frictionlessly. At which point in the motion of the mass does it have zero velocity? O At x = 0, the equilibrium point At x = ±A/2, midway between equilibrium and the endpoints At x = ±A, the endpoints of its motion O Nowhere, the velocity is always positive
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