An ideal spring exerts a force of on a cart when the cart is displaced along the axis

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

An ideal spring exerts a force of

-8.0\,\text{N}\,\hat\imath

on a cart when the cart is displaced along the

+x

axis. The spring constant is

160\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}

. Determine the displacement vector of the cart relative to the spring’s equilibrium position.