Exam 11: Equilibrium and Elasticity

Energy in SHM: A 0.25 kg ideal harmonic oscillator has a total mechanical energy of If the oscillation amplitude is what is the oscillation frequency?

Energy in SHM: If we double only the mass of a vibrating ideal mass-and-spring system, the mechanical energy of the system

Mass on a spring: A 2.00-kg object is attached to an ideal massless horizontal spring of spring constant 100.0 N/m and is at rest on a frictionless horizontal table. The spring is aligned along the x-axis and is fixed to a peg in the table. Suddenly this mass is struck by another 2.00-kg object traveling along the x-axis at 3.00 m/s, and the two masses stick together. What are the amplitude and period of the oscillations that result from this collision?

Simple pendulum: A frictionless simple pendulum on Earth has a period of 1.75 s. On Planet X its period is 2.14 s. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X?

Simple pendulum: In the figure, a 0.24-kg ball is suspended from a very light string 9.79 m long and is pulled slightly to the left. As the ball swings without friction through the lowest part of its motion it encounters an ideal massless spring attached to the wall. The spring pushes against the ball and eventually the ball is returned to its original starting position. Find the time for one complete cycle of this motion if the spring constant of the spring is 21 N/m. (Assume that once the pendulum ball hits the spring there is no effect due to the vertical movement of the ball.)

Mass on a spring: A 0.28-kg block on a horizontal frictionless surface is attached to an ideal massless spring whose spring constant is 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 find the acceleration of the block.

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

Mass on a spring: A 12.0-N object is oscillating in simple harmonic motion at the end of an ideal 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 - π/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?

Mass on a spring: A 2.25-kg object is attached to a horizontal an ideal massless spring on a frictionless table. What should be the spring constant of this spring so that the maximum acceleration of the object will be g when it oscillates with amplitude of 4.50 cm?

Mass on a spring: A 2.0 kg block on a frictionless table is connected to two ideal massless springs with 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 and