Question: Imagine that you attach a heavy object to one end of a spring, hold onto the other end of the spring, and then whirl the

Imagine that you attach a heavy object to one end of a spring, hold onto the other end of the spring, and then whirl the object in a horizontal circle. Does the spring stretch? If so why? Discuss this in terms of the force causing the motion to be circular.

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