Exam 14: Oscillations

A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 3.50 cm and a maximum speed of 26.0 cm/s. What is its speed when the displacement is 1.75 cm?

A long thin uniform rod of length 1.50 m is to be suspended from a frictionless pivot located at some point along the rod so that its pendulum motion takes 3.00 s. How far from the center of the rod should the pivot be located?

A machine part is vibrating along the x-axis in simple harmonic motion with a period of 0.27 s and a range (from the maximum in one direction to the maximum in the other) of 3.0 cm. At time t = 0 it is at its central position and moving in the +x direction. What is its position when t = 55 s?

A 1.6-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to an ideal massless spring whose spring constant is 190 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. What is the velocity of the block at time t = 0.40 s?

A 0.28-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to an ideal massless spring whose spring constant is 500 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 = -0.052 m, find the acceleration of the block.

A frictionless pendulum clock on the surface of the earth has a period of 1.00 s. On a distant planet, the length of the pendulum must be shortened slightly to have a period of 1.00 s. What is true about the acceleration due to gravity on the distant planet?

An object is undergoing simple harmonic motion with frequency f = 9.7 Hz and 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

An object is executing simple harmonic motion. What is true about the acceleration of this object? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

A 0.025-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to an ideal massless 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?