A light spring is compressed and placed horizontally between a vertical fixed wall and a toy car which is free to slide over a smooth horizontal table. If the system is released from rest, which graph best represents acceleration \(a\) and distance \(x\) covered by the car?
1. | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
1. | \(\dfrac g 3\) to left, \(g\) upward, \(g\) downward. |
2. | \(g\) downward. | zero, zero,
3. | \(g\) upward, \(g\) downward. | zero,
4. | \(g\) to right, zero, \(g\) downward. |