As a mass on a spring moves farther from the equilibrium position, how do the velocity, acceleration, and force change?

For a mass on a spring, the restoring force follows Hooke’s law: its magnitude increases with distance from equilibrium. Since acceleration equals net force divided by mass, its magnitude also increases, while the mass slows as it moves toward an endpoint. Thus, the velocity decreases while the acceleration and net force increase in magnitude: choice D.

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