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Honestly I have no idea how to solve this. Can anyone help?

Oh wait... do I plug x(t) into my y(x) equation after I get the second derivative? That would give me a function in terms of t...

So then that would be the second derivative of y(x)? y''(x)=((12hx)/L^3)+((6h)/L^2) Then I plug in the numbers for L and h, and get a function in terms of x. From there all I have to do is multiply by mass to get net force? But its still in terms of x and not time... Do I just substitute t in...

Oops! Its the second derivative of the position function then?

You mean the second integral of the position function x?

All I've done so far is think about F_net. Since F=ma, and a is a vector, I was thinking that I should find the x and y components of a and then try to calculate F_net that way, but I'm confused as to where I should use x(t) and y(t). Or instead, thinking about it as the change in momentum over...

Hey y'all! I've needed some phys help for a while now, just found this great resource! I'm currently in Calc-based Phys 1(211), and its a bearcat because I've never taken a physics class before. Happy to have found some help.