Explain why an ideal spring must exert forces of equal magnitude on the objects attached to each

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Explain why an ideal spring must exert forces of equal magnitude on the objects attached to each end, even if the spring itself has a nonzero acceleration. Use one of Newton's laws of motion and remember that an ideal spring has zero mass. Is the amount of work done by the spring on the two objects necessarily the same? Explain. If the answer is no, give an example to illustrate.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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