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The spring is initially stretched, and the mass released from rest (v=0). The next time the speed becomes zero again is when the spring is fully compressed, and the mass is on the opposite side of the spring with respect to its equilibrium position, after a time t=0.100 s. This corresponds to half oscillation of the system. Therefore, the period of a full oscillation of the system is
Which means that the frequency is
and the angular frequency is
In a spring-mass system, the maximum velocity of the object is given by
where A is the amplitude of the oscillation. In our problem, the amplitude of the motion corresponds to the initial displacement of the object (A=0.500 m), therefore the maximum velocity is
Which means that the frequency is
and the angular frequency is
In a spring-mass system, the maximum velocity of the object is given by
where A is the amplitude of the oscillation. In our problem, the amplitude of the motion corresponds to the initial displacement of the object (A=0.500 m), therefore the maximum velocity is
Let's call 
the mass of the glider and 
the total mass of the seven washers hanging from the string.
The net force on the system is given by the weight of the hanging washers:
For Newton's second law, this net force is equal to the product between the total mass of the system (which is
) and the acceleration a:
So, if we equalize the two equations, we get
and from this we can find the acceleration:
The net force on the system is given by the weight of the hanging washers:
For Newton's second law, this net force is equal to the product between the total mass of the system (which is
So, if we equalize the two equations, we get
and from this we can find the acceleration: