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A 0.770-kg mass attached to a vertical spring of force constant 147 N/m oscillates with a maximum speed of 0.322 m/s. Calculate the period related to the motion of the mass. Calculate the amplitude. Calculate the maximum magnitude of the acceleration.
The angular frequency of the oscillation is,
w = [k / m]1/2
= [147 N/m / 0.770 kg]1/2
= 13.8 rad/s
Thus, the period of the oscillation is,
T = 2(pi)/w
= 2(pi) / (13.8 rad/s)
= 0.4547 s
= 0.45 s
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The amplitude of the oscillation is,
A = vmax/ w
= 0.322 m/s / 13.8 rad/s
= 0.023 m
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Maximum acceleration is,
amax = w2A
= (13.8 rad/s)2(0.023 m)
= 4.44 m/s2