# What would a force position chart look like applied in real life?

In the chart above, you can see the force (N) on the y axis and the horizontal position (m) on the x axis.

How would you visualize this in your head? I'm trying to imagine the movement of a 1 kg box, but I just can't. Does anyone have any method or tips on visualizing the movement of a box following this force position chart?

I'm trying to study physics and I can't get past this small thing which is supposedly super easy. I'm pulling my hair out on such a simple bit of physics! I would really appreciate any help I can get, even if it's just another question that would redirect me in the right path. I'm definitely doing something wrong here.

• Not all physics concepts are easy to visualize directly. This is an example. There aren't many real world examples of this specific curve. (Flip it upside down, however, and you have a very common and intuitive relationship - the force applied by a spring.) You've got an object that's pushed forward more the more it moves forward. The immediate conclusion is that we will see an ever-increasing acceleration. Precisely how fast, one needs to do the math. An object in free-fall would be subject to a constant force - a horizontal curve - so we know that this box will accelerate more radically. – Kristoffer Sjöö May 8 at 19:29

Note that we do not know the movement, the motion, from this graph. You can elongate your spring fast or slow. It doesn't matter. You can elongate it to $$3\,\mathrm m$$ on the x-axis with a corresponding force on the y-axis, and then keep it there; maybe you tie the spring end to something so it just stays at this setup. In other words, where you are on this graph says nothing about the movement or motion.