A student in the lab has a 17 kg mass attached to a horizontal spring on a frictionless track as shown. The position labeled "O m" represents the unstrained position of the spring. The student initially moves the block so that it compresses the spring,
where the initial position is shown. The student releases the block from rest and starts a timer. The block moves to the
maximum position shown before returning to its initial position. The student counts the number of times that the block
returns to its initial position and finds that it takes 25.9 s for the block to return 14 times.
-3.00 m
0 m
+3.00 m
What is the magnitude of the maximum acceleration for this object in m/s2)?