A spring–mass system is first pulled to and later compressed to from its equilibrium…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

A spring–mass system is first pulled to +2.5 cm+2.5\,\text{cm} and later compressed to −3.5 cm-3.5\,\text{cm} from its equilibrium position. Without using the value of the spring constant, decide in which case the magnitude of the restoring force is greater and justify your answer briefly.

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