Five different experiments are carried out. In each experiment, a block is attac

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Five different experiments are carried out. In each experiment, a block is attached to a horizontal spring. The block is pulled back a certain distance and released. The block oscillates back and forth on a frictionless surface. Rank the amplitude of oscillation for each of the following situations.

(Rank the smallest amplitude as 1).
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance (1/2)d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance 2d, and released.
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

A block of mass (1/2)M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

Explanation / Answer

Amplitude = distance by with block was pulled
A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance (1/2)d, and released.
amplitude= d/2

A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

A = d

A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance 2d, and released.
A = 2d

A block of mass M is attached to a spring with a spring constant 2k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

A = d

A block of mass (1/2)M is attached to a spring with a spring constant k, pulled back a distance d, and released.

A = d

3 > 4 = 5 =2 > 1

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