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A 3 kg object attached to a spring oscillates with an amplitude of 15 cm and a period of 2s. At a time t=0.5s, the object's position is x=9.1 cm.


Determine...


a) the spring constant of the spring.


b) the total energy of the system (in joules).


c) the maximum speed of the object.


d) the position of the object as a function of time. Use a cosine function.

Answer 1

Answer:

Follows are the solution to the given question:

Explanation:

For point a:

$T= 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}\\\\k = \frac{4 \pi^2 m}{T^2}\\\\= \frac{4 \times (3.14)^2 \times 3}{2^2}\\\\=29.578 \ \frac{N}{m}$

For Point b:

$E=\frac{1}{2} m a^2 w^2$

   $=\frac{1}{2} \times m \times a^2 \times \frac{4\pi^2}{T^2}\\\\=\frac{1}{2} \times 3 \times (0.15)^2 \times \frac{4\times 3.14^2}{2^2}\\\\=0.332 \ J$

For Point C:

$V_{max}= a w$

        $= (0.15) \times \frac{2\pi}{T}\\\\= (0.15) \times \frac{2\times 3.14}{2}\\\\=0.471 \frac{m}{s}$

For point D:

$X= a \sin (wt+ \phi)\\\\0.91=0.15 \sin(\frac{2\pi}{T} \times t+\phi)\\\\0.91=0.15 \sin(\frac{2\times 3.14}{2} \times 0.5+\phi)\\\\0.60 = \sin(3.14 \times 0.5+\phi)\\\\0.60 = \sin(1.57+\phi)\\\\1.57 +\phi =\sin^{-1} 60^{\circ}\\\\1.57 +\phi = 36.86^{\circ}\\\\=35.29^{\circ}\\\\So, X=15 \sin(3.14t+35.29^{\circ}) \ cm$