Answer:
+7.0 m/s
Explanation:
Let's take rightward as positive direction.
So in this problem we have:
a = -2.5 m/s^2 acceleration due to the wind (negative because it is leftward)
t = 4 s time interval
v = -3.0 m/s is the final velocity (negative because it is leftward)
We can use the following equation:
v = u + at
Where u is the initial velocity
We want to find u, so if we rearrange the equation we find:
and the positive sign means the initial direction was rightward.
Answer:
v = 0
Explanation:
This problem can be solved by taking into account:
- The equation for the calculation of the period in a spring-masss system
( 1 )
- The equation for the velocity of a simple harmonic motion
( 2 )
where m is the mass of the block, k is the spring constant, A is the amplitude (in this case A = 14 cm) and v is the velocity of the block
Hence
and by reeplacing it in ( 2 ):
In this case for 0.9 s the velocity is zero, that is, the block is in a position with the max displacement from the equilibrium.