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12. A 0.85-kg mass is attached to a spring that oscillates on a frictionless surface. The...

12. A 0.85-kg mass is attached to a spring that oscillates on a frictionless surface. The position of the oscillating mass is expressed as x(t) = 0.25 sin(5.5t), where x is in meters and t is in seconds.

a) What is the amplitude?

b) What is the period?

c) What is the spring constant?

d) What is the total energy of the system?

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Answer #1

Equation of SHM is

a) Amplitude is b) TlPeriod of oscillation is given by

From the given equation

c) Spring constant can calculated using the relation

d) Total energy of the system is given by

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