An object's inertia causes it to come to a rest position. True or false
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Answer:
The mass of the astronaut is approximately 119.74 kg
Explanation:
Assuming this problem as a Simple Harmonic Motion of a mass-spring system, the period (T) of the oscillations for a mass (m) and spring constant (k) is:
(1)
First, we have to calculate the spring constant using equation (1) and the data provided for the oscillations without the astronaut:
<em>(it’s important to note that one complete vibration is the period of the movement)</em>
Now with the value of k, we can use again (1) to find the mass of the astronaut (Ma) that makes the period to be 2.54 seconds