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In a place with no friction, I have a rocket that applies a constant force f to a weight of mass m, and between them is a spring with constant k. I assume that the mass of the spring is negligible.
As the three objects accelerate, by how much does the spring contract? My intuition tells me that the greater the mass of the weight, the more the spring contracts, but I don't see how this works out algebraically.
As the three objects accelerate, by how much does the spring contract? My intuition tells me that the greater the mass of the weight, the more the spring contracts, but I don't see how this works out algebraically.