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A 0.60-kg object is attached to one end of a spring, as in the first drawing, an

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Question

A 0.60-kg object is attached to one end of a spring, as in the first drawing, and the system is set into simple harmonic motion. The displacement x of the object as a function of time is shown in the second drawing. With the aid of these data, determine (a) the amplitude A of the motion, (b) the angular frequency , (c) the spring constant k, (d) the speed of the object at t = 1.0 s, and (e) the magnitude of the object's acceleration at t = 1.0 s.

ti Displacement Time 33320 Pen Amplitude =A Amplitude = A x=0mis the equilibrium position of the object x (m) 0.080 0 0.080 4.0 0 3.0 Time (s) 1.0

Explanation / Answer

a)

From the graph the distance of the particle in the wave movesbetween ± 0.080m

So the maximum distance is amplitude is A=0.080m

b)

From the diagram period of the motion T = 4 s

The angular frequency = 2/T

= 2(3.14)/4 s

= 1.57 rad/s

c)

The period of the spring mass system is

T = 2pi square root (m/k)

4 s = 2(3.14) square root(0.60 kg/k)

k = 1.48 N/m

d)

At t = 1.0 s, mass is at the maximum displacement from the equilibrium

Therefore spaad of the mass at t = 1 s is zero.

e)

The wave represents a sine wave

Let y = A sin(t) be the equation of the wave,

Then the acceleration is

a = d2y/dt2

a = -2y

the acceleration at t = 1.0 s

a = -2A         (at t = 1.0 s , y = A)

a = -(1.57 rad/s)^2(0.08 m)

a = -0.197 m/s^2