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Wow...it was that simple. I appreciate you nudging me in the right direction!

The problem is asking what force the spring is exerting on Glider A and Glider B. The spring force on A = -4N. The spring force on B = 3N.

The sum of the forces for Glider A = 6N - F (s on A) = 2N. This leaves F(s on A) equal to 4N. I do know that this force is pointing to the left. The spring only has two forces acting upon it: the force of B exerted on the spring and the force of A exerted on the spring. The sum of forces of...

Okay. So the acceleration of the total system is: 6N/(0.4 kg + 0.2 kg + (0.6 kg) = 5 m/s^2. Since the 6N force applies to the entire system, when I do my FBD of glider A, would it have the 6N force to the right and the force of the spring on A to the left?

A 6N force pushes to gliders along an air track. The 200 g spring between the gliders is compressed. How much force does the spring exert on (a) glider A and (b) glider B? Mass of Glider A = 400 g Mass of Glider B = 600 g I just want to verify that I solved this problem correctly. If I've...