Question

A 1.5-kg mass attached to an ideal massless spring with a spring constant of 20.0 N/m oscillates on a horizontal, frictionless track. At time t = 0.00 s, the mass is released from rest at x = 10.0 cm. (That is, the spring is stretched by 10.0 cm.) (a) Find the frequency of the oscillations and express the displacement x as a function of time t. (b) Determine the maximum speed and the maximum acceleration of the mass. (c) At what location are the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the system the same?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

a ) angular frequency ω = $\sqrt{\frac{k}{m} }$

k is spring constant and m is mass attached

ω = $\sqrt{\frac{20}{1.5} }$

= 3.6515 rad / s

frequency of oscillation n = 3.6515 / (2 x 3.14)

= .5814 s⁻¹

x = .1 mcos(ωt)

= .1 mcos(3.6515t)

b ) maximum speed = ωA , A is amplitude

= 3.6515 x .1

= .36515 m /s

36.515 cm /s

maximum acceleration = ω²A

= 3.6515² x .1

= 1.333 m / s²

c ) Kinetic energy at displacement x

= 1/2 m ω²( A²-x²)

potential energy =1/2 m ω²x²

so 1/2 m ω²( A²-x²) = 1/2 m ω²x²

A²-x² = x²

2x² = A²

x = A / √2