Question

A 225-g object is attached to a spring that has a force constant of 74.5 N/m. The object is pulled 6.25 cm to the right of equilibrium and released from rest to slide on a horizontal, frictionless table.
(a) Calculate the maximum speed of the object.
(b) Find the locations of the object when its velocity is one-third of the maximum speed. Treat the equilibrium position as zero, positions to the right as positive, and positions to the left as negative.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.137278672 m/s

+5.9 cm or -5.9 cm

Explanation:

A = Amplitude = 6.25 cm

m = Mass of object = 225 g

k = Spring constant = 74.5 N/m

Maximum speed is given by

$v_m=A\omega\\\Rightarrow v_m=A\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}}\\\Rightarrow v_m=6.25\times 10^{-2}\times \sqrt{\dfrac{74.5}{0.225}}\\\Rightarrow v_m=1.137278672\ m/s$

The maximum speed of the object is 1.137278672 m/s

Velocity is at any instant is given by

$\dfrac{v_m}{3}=\omega\sqrt{A^2-x^2}\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{A\omega}{3}=\omega\sqrt{A^2-x^2}\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{A}{3}=\sqrt{A^2-x^2}\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{A^2}{9}=A^2-x^2\\\Rightarrow A^2-\dfrac{A^2}{9}=x^2\\\Rightarrow x^2=\dfrac{8}{9}A^2\\\Rightarrow x=A\sqrt{\dfrac{8}{9}}\\\Rightarrow x=6.25\times 10^{-2}\sqrt{\dfrac{8}{9}}\\\Rightarrow x=\pm 0.0589255650989\ m$

The locations are +5.9 cm or -5.9 cm