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please help me with this question. A block with mass m = 4.9 kg is attached to t

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please help me with this question. A block with mass m = 4.9 kg is attached to two springs with spring constants kleft = 29 N/m and kright = 54 N/m. The block is pulled a distance x = 0.21 m to the left of its equilibrium position and released from rest. Where is the block located, relative to equilibrium, at a time 0.99 s after it is released? (if the block is left of equilibrium give the answer as a negative value; if the block is right of equilibrium give the answer as a positive value). 8) What is the net force on the block at this time 0.99 s? (a negative force is to the left; a positive force is to the right)

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Solution: From the question we have

A block with mass m = 4.9 kg is attached to two springs with spring constants kleft = 29 N/m and kright = 54 N/m.

The block is pulled a distance x = 0.21 m to the left of its equilibrium position and released from rest

In fact the springs are in parallel, though seems to be in series.
The extreme ends are fixed and the block is connected to the other ends of each spring

Where is the block located, relative to equilibrium, at a time 0.99 s after it is released?

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v² = (k1+ k2)*x²/m
v² = (29+ 54)*0.21²/4.9
v = 0.747m/s to ward right.
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= (k1+ K2)/m = [(39+ 54)*/4.9] = 4.35rad/s
x = A sin (t –/2) = 0.21 sin (4.035t - /2) (angles are in radians)
At time t = 0.99s
x = 0.0379m to the right of the equilibrium position,
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What is the net force on the block at this time 0.99 s?

F = -kx = - (29+ 54)*(0.0379) = - 3.1457toward left