Question: 2 . A spring - mounted slider moves along a horizontal guide with negligible friction. The horizontal displace ment of the slider is s (

2. A spring-mounted slider moves along a horizontal guide with negligible friction. The horizontal displace
ment of the slider is s(t). The slider has an initial velocity v0 in the s-direction (path direction) as it crosses
the mid-position where s =0 and t =0. The two springs together exert an opposing force to the motion of
the slider, which gives it an acceleration proportional to the slider displacement, a(s)= k2s, where k is a
constant. Please answer the following questions.
a) Determine the expression for the displacement of the slider s(t) as a function of time.
b) Determine the expression for the velocity of the slider v(t) as a function of time.

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