GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING Given: A 10-kg block is subjected to a force F=500 N. A spring of F = 500 N stiffness k=500 N/m is mounted against the block. When s = 0, the block is at rest and the spring is uncompressed. The contact surface is smooth. k = 500 N/m Find: Draw the free-body and kinetic diagrams of the block. Plan: 1) Define an inertial coordinate system. 2) Draw the block's free-body diagram, showing all external forces applied to the block in the proper directions. 3) Draw the block's kinetic diagram, showing the inertial force vector ma in the proper direction.

GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING Given: A 10-kg block is subjected to a force F=500 N. A spring of F = 500 N stiffness k=500 N/m is mounted against the block. When s = 0, the block is at rest and the spring is uncompressed. The contact surface is smooth. k = 500 N/m Find: Draw the free-body and kinetic diagrams of the block. Plan: 1) Define an inertial coordinate system. 2) Draw the block's free-body diagram, showing all external forces applied to the block in the proper directions. 3) Draw the block's kinetic diagram, showing the inertial force vector ma in the proper direction.