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A simple harmonic oscillator consists of a block of mass 2.60 kg attached to a s

ID: 2037652 • Letter: A

Question

A simple harmonic oscillator consists of a block of mass 2.60 kg attached to a spring of spring constant 230 N/m. When t = 0.730 s, the position and velocity of the block are x = 0.139 m and v = 3.710 m/s. (a) What is the amplitude of the oscillations? What were the (b) position and (c)velocity of the block at t = 0 s? A simple harmonic oscillator consists of a block of mass 2.60 kg attached to a spring of spring constant 230 N/m. When t = 0.730 s, the position and velocity of the block are x = 0.139 m and v = 3.710 m/s. (a) What is the amplitude of the oscillations? What were the (b) position and (c)velocity of the block at t = 0 s?

Explanation / Answer

w = sqrt(k / m ) = sqrt(230 / 2.60)

w = 9.4 rad/s


v^2 = w^2 (A^2 - x^2)

3.710^2 = 9.4^2 (A^2 - 0.139^2)

A = 0.418 m .......Ans (Amplitude)

(B) x = A sin(wt + phi)

0.139 = 0.418 sin((9.4 x 0.730) + phi)

6.862 + phi = 6.622

phi = - 0.24 rad


at t = 0

x = 0.418 sin(-0.24) = - 0.10 m .....Ans

(C) v = A w cos(wt + phi)

at t = 0

v = (9.4 x 0.418) cos(-0.24 rad)

v = 3.82 m/s

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