Finding the Center of Mass of a Soft Spring
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⚛️ physics.class-ph
math-phmath.MPphysics.ed-ph
keywords
centermassspringpositionsoftactionarticlecalculus
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This article shows how to use calculus to find the center of mass position of a soft cylindrical helical spring that is suspended vertically. The spring is non-uniformly stretched by the action of gravity. A general expression for the vertical position of the center of mass is obtained.
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