CHAPTER 8: Waves and Vibrations

1. A horizontal block-spring system with the block on a frictionless surface has a

maximum displacement from equilibrium of 30 cm. The mass of the block is 720 g.
(a) If the spring constant is 1350 N/m, find its maximum mechanical energy.
[60.75 J]
(b) Find the velocity of the block when it reaches its maximum kinetic energy.
[13 m/s]

2. A vertical spring with a spring constant of 4055 N/m is used to blast a toy upwards.
The spring is compressed against the floor at a distance of 4 cm. If the toy reaches a
maximum height of 1.5 m, find its mass.
[0.22 kg]

3. What is the length of pendulum that has a period of 1 s. (g=9.8 m/s 2)

[25 cm]

4. A 0.15 kg mass oscillates vertically in Simple Harmonic Motion on a spring with

spring constant 6 N/m. The mass was initially raised 8 cm from equilibrium.
What is the
(a) angular frequency of the oscillatory motion?
[6.3 rad/s]
(b) displacement of the mass at 0.2 s?
[2.45 cm]

5. The position of a 0.7 kg object attached to a spring is described by

x=( 0.25 m ) cos(0.4 πt ¿)¿
At the time of 0.3 s, find the
(a) spring constant, [1.1 N/m]
(b) position of the object, [0.23 m]
(c) object’s speed, and [0.12 m/s]
(d) object’s magnitude of acceleration. [0.37 m/s2]

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