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Simple Harmonic Motion: Mass-Spring system
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Wize University Physics Textbook (Master) > Periodic Motion: Oscillations
Vertical Springs
4 Activities
The springs
A
A
A
,
B
B
B
and
C
C
C
have the same initial length. If
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
k_A=k_C=0.5k_B
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
,
a) Find the values of
m
B
m_B
m
B
,
m
C
m_C
m
C
. Note that mass A is 1.0 kg.
b) Rank the period of oscillations for the three masses.
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More Vertical Springs Questions:
A mass of 100 g is attached to a vertical spring and it is at equilibrium. The mass is lowered by 10 cm and is released to oscillate. What is the spring constant if it takes 1 s to go from the lowest position to highest position in this oscillation?
Vertical spring
The springs
A
A
A
,
B
B
B
and
C
C
C
have the same initial length. If
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
k_A=k_C=0.5k_B
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
,
a) Find the values of
m
B
m_B
m
B
,
m
C
m_C
m
C
.
b) Rank the period of oscillations.
Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
A stretchy rope suspended from the ceiling is 59 cm long when a 70 N weight hangs from it, but is 80 cm long when a 205 N weight hangs from it. Determine the spring constant “k” of the rope.
Practice: Dropping putty on a spring frame
A 0.15 kg frame, when suspended from a coil spring, stretches the spring 0.070 m. A 0.200-kg lump of putty is dropped from rest onto the frame from a height of 30.0 cm (as shown). Find the maximum distance the frame moves downward from its initial position.
Simple harmonic motion: Pendulum
In two separate experiments a pendulum and a mass-spring are moved from the Earth to the moon surface where gravitational acceleration is
1
6
\frac{1}{6}
6
1
of the Earth.
a) How does the amplitude of oscillations change for each system?
b) How does the frequency of oscillations change for each system?
Simple Harmonic Motion: Mass-Spring
A mass of
200
g
200\ g
200
g
is attached to a free vertical spring with
k
=
5
N
m
k=5\ \frac{N}{m}
k
=
5
m
N
Then, it is set to oscillate with an initial downward velocity of
2
m
/
s
2\ m/s
2
m
/
s
from its original hanging position. Find the amplitude of this oscillation.
(Hint: first, use Newton's second law to determine the initial hanging position.)
Vertical Springs Concept Clarifier
A spring with
k
=
50
N
m
k=50\ \frac{N}{m}
k
=
50
m
N
and length
10
c
m
10\ cm
10
c
m
is hanging from the ceiling (the spring is massless).
In this problem, to keep the math a bit simpler, feel free to use
g
=
10
m
/
s
2
g=10 m/s^2
g
=
10
m
/
s
2
. (No penalty for using 9.81 if you want, though.)
a) If we attach a
50
g
50\ g
50
g
mass to the spring and then let it fall down, by how much does the spring stretch?
A mass of 100gr is attached to a vertical spring and it is at equilibrium. The mass is lowered by 10cm and is released to oscillate. What is the spring constant if it takes 1s to go from the lowest position to highest position in this oscillation.
Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
A stretchy rope suspended from the ceiling is 59 cm long when a 70 N weight hangs from it, but is 80 cm long when a 205 N weight hangs from it. Determine the spring constant “k” of the rope.
Vertical spring
The springs
A
A
A
,
B
B
B
and
C
C
C
have the same initial length. If
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
k_A=k_C=0.5k_B
k
A
=
k
C
=
0.5
k
B
,
a) Find the values of
m
B
m_B
m
B
,
m
C
m_C
m
C
.
b) Rank the period of oscillations.
New Practice Question
A mass of 200gr is attached to a free vertical spring with k=5 N/m and natural length of 20cm and is set to oscillate with an initial downward velocity of 2m/s at the moment of attachment. Find the amplitude of this oscillation.
