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A cat is sleeping on a platform that oscillates from side to side in SHM. The combined mass of the cat and platform is 7.00 kg ,
and the force constant of the horizontal spring attached to the platform that makes it oscillate is 185 N/m . Ignore friction. What
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is the frequency of the oscillation?

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f = 0.818 Hz
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The cat will wake up if the acceleration of the platform is greater than 1.52 m/s2 . What is the maximum amplitude of oscillation
that will allow the cat to stay asleep?
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