Motion of a Dry Ice Puck

questions

1. From only the picture of the puck moving without applied net force, can you tell if it is moving from left to right or from right to left?
   
   
2. From the pictures of the pucks moving with no force, one spring's force and two spring's force, make a table of positions of the puck at successive flashes.
   
   • Draw a graph of position vs time. Let t=0 be at the first flash.
   • Draw a graph of velocity vs time.
     
     
3. Consider a picture of the puck moving with an unbalanced applied force. Suppose the picture represented a puck moving from right to left (instead of left to right) in what direction would the unbalanced force be acting?
   

Changing the Force

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