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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) The position x of an object varies with time t. For which of the following equations 1)
relating x and t is the motion of the object simple harmonic motion? (There may be
more than one correct choice.)
A) x = 4 tan 2t
B) x = 5 sin23t
C) x = 2 cos(3t - 1)
D) x = 8 cos 3t
E) x = 5 sin 3t

2) A restoring force of magnitude F acts on a system with a displacement of magnitude x. 2)

In which of the following cases will the system undergo simple harmonic motion?
A) F x2
B) F x
C) F 1/x
D) F sin x
E) F x

3) An object is executing simple harmonic motion. What is true about the acceleration of 3)
this object? (There may be more than one correct choice.)
A) The acceleration is zero when the speed of the object is a maximum.
B) The acceleration is a maximum when the displacement of the object is zero.
C) The acceleration is a maximum when the displacement of the object is a
maximum.
D) The acceleration is a maximum when the object is instantaneously at rest.
E) The acceleration is a maximum when the speed of the object is a maximum.

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4) The simple harmonic motion of an object is described by the graph shown in the figure. 4)
What is the equation for the position x(t) of the object as a function of time t?

A) x(t) = (4.0 m)sin[(2 /8.0 s)t + /3.0]

B) x(t) = (4.0 m)cos[(2 /8.0 s)t - /3.0]
C) x(t) = (4.0 m)cos[(2 /8.0 s)t + 2 /3.0]
D) x(t) = (8.0 m)cos[(2 /8.0 s)t + /3.0]
E) x(t) = (4.0 m)cos[(2 /8.0 s)t + /3.0]

5) A mass M is attached to an ideal massless spring. When this system is set in motion 5)
with amplitude A, it has a period T. What is the period if the amplitude of the motion is
increased to 2A?
A) T/2 B) 4T C) 2T D) T E) 2T

6) A mass M is attached to an ideal massless spring. When this system is set in motion, it 6)
has a period T. What is the period if the mass is doubled to 2M?
A) T B) 2T C) 4T D) 2T E) T/2

7) In simple harmonic motion, the speed is greatest at that point in the cycle when 7)
A) the potential energy is a maximum.
B) the magnitude of the acceleration is a maximum.
C) the displacement is a maximum.
D) the kinetic energy is a minimum.
E) the magnitude of the acceleration is a minimum.

8) If we double only the amplitude of a vibrating ideal mass-and-spring system, the 8)

mechanical energy of the system
A) increases by a factor of 2.
B) increases by a factor of 2.
C) increases by a factor of 3.
D) increases by a factor of 4.
E) does not change.

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 9) If we double only the mass of a vibrating ideal mass-and-spring system, the mechanical 9)
energy of the system
A) increases by a factor of 2.
B) increases by a factor of 2.
C) increases by a factor of 3.
D) increases by a factor of 4.
E) does not change.

10) If we double only the spring constant of a vibrating ideal mass-and-spring system, the 10)
mechanical energy of the system
A) increases by a factor of 2.
B) increases by a factor of 2.
C) increases by a factor of 3.
D) increases by a factor of 4.
E) does not change.

11) A frictionless pendulum released from 65 degrees with the vertical will vibrate with the 11)
same frequency as if it were released from 5 degrees with the vertical because the
period is independent of the amplitude and mass.
A) True B) False

12) A certain frictionless simple pendulum having a length L and mass M swings with 12)
period T. If both L and M are doubled, what is the new period?
A) 4T B) T/4 C) 2T D) T E) 2T

13) In designing buildings to be erected in an area prone to earthquakes, what relationship 13)
should the designer try to achieve between the natural frequency of the building and the
typical earthquake frequencies?
A) The natural frequency of the building should be almost the same as typical
earthquake frequencies but slightly higher.
B) The natural frequency of the building should be almost the same as typical
earthquake frequencies but slightly lower.
C) The natural frequency of the building should be very different from typical
earthquake frequencies.
D) The natural frequency of the building should be exactly the same as typical
earthquake frequencies.

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 14) Which of following graphs describes simple periodic motion with amplitude 2.00 cm 14)
and angular frequency 2.00 rad/s?
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Calculation Questions
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

15) A sewing machine needle moves up and down in simple harmonic motion with 15)
an amplitude of 1.27 cm and a frequency of 2.55 Hz.
(a) What is the maximum speed of the needle?
(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the needle?

16) An object is undergoing simple harmonic motion with frequency f = 9.7 Hz and 16)
an amplitude of 0.12 m. At t = 0.00 s the object is at x = 0.00 m. How long does
it take the object to go from x = 0.00 m to x = 0.048 m?

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 17) The position of an object that is oscillating on an ideal spring is given by the 17)
equation x = (12.3 cm) cos[(1.26s-1)t]. At time t = 0.815 s,
(a) how fast is the object moving?
(b) what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the object?

18) The x component of the velocity of an object vibrating along the x-axis obeys 18)
the equation vx(t) = (0.445 m/s) sin[(25.4 rad/s)t + 0.223].
(a) What is the amplitude of the motion of this object?
(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the vibrating object?

19) A 12.0-N object is oscillating in simple harmonic motion at the end of an ideal 19)
vertical spring. Its vertical position y as a function of time t is given by
y(t) = 4.50 cm cos[(19.5 s-1)t - /8].
(a) What is the spring constant of the spring?
(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the object?
(c) What is the maximum speed that the object reaches?
(d) How long does it take the object to go from its highest point to its lowest
point?

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

20) A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 3.50 cm and a maximum speed of 20)
26.0 cm/s. What is its speed when the displacement is 1.75 cm?
A) 15.0 cm/s
B) 17.0 cm/s
C) 12.0 cm/s
D) 14.2 cm/s
E) 22.5 cm/s

21) A 2.0 kg block on a frictionless table is connected to two ideal massless springs with 21)
spring constants k1 and k2 whose opposite ends are fixed to walls, as shown in the
figure. What is angular frequency of the oscillation if k1 = 7.6 N/m and k2 = 5.0 N/m?

A) 3.5 rad/s B) 0.40 rad/s C) 2.5 rad/s D) 0.56 rad/s

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 22) A 0.25 kg ideal harmonic oscillator has a total mechanical energy of 4.0 J. If the 22)
oscillation amplitude is 20.0 cm, what is the oscillation frequency?
A) 2.3 Hz B) 1.4 Hz C) 4.5 Hz D) 3.2 Hz

23) A 0.025-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to an ideal massless 23)
spring whose spring constant is 150 N/m. The block is pulled from its equilibrium
position at x = 0.00 m to a displacement x = +0.080 m and is released from rest. The
block then executes simple harmonic motion along the horizontal x-axis. When the
displacement is x = 0.024 m, what is the kinetic energy of the block?
A) 0.52 J B) 0.49 J C) 0.41 J D) 0.44 J E) 0.46 J

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

24) The angle that a swinging simple pendulum makes with the vertical obeys the 24)
equation (t) = (0.150 rad) cos[(2.85 rad/s)t + 1.66].
(a) What is the length of the pendulum?
A) 0.15 m
B) 0.83 m
C) 1.21 m
D) 2.02 m
E) It cannot be determined from the information given.
(b) What is the mass of the swinging bob at the end of the pendulum?
A) 2.85 kg
B) 1.66 kg
C) 0.454 kg
D) 0.150 kg
E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 14

1) C, D, E
2) E
3) A, C, D
4) B
5) D
6) D
7) E
8) D
9) E
10) B
11) B
12) C
13) C
14) C
15) (a) 20.3 cm/s (b) 326 cm/s2
16) 0.0068 seconds
17) (a) 13.3 cm/s (b) 10.1 cm/s2
18) (a) 0.0175 m (b) 11.3 m/s2
19) (a) 466 N/m (b) 17.1 m/s2 (c) 0.878 m/s (d) 0.161 s
20) E
21) C
22) C
23) D
24) (a) C (b) E