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Which of the following represents the distance (how much ground the particle covers) moved by a particle in a simple harmonic motion in one time period? (Here, A represents the amplitude of the oscillation.)

  1. 0 cm
  2. A cm
  3. 2 A cm
  4. 4 A cm

(d)

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A spring has a spring constant of 80 N∙m −1 . What is the force required to (a) compress the spring by 5 cm and (b) expand the spring by 15 cm?

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In the formula F = k x , what does the minus sign indicate?

  1. It indicates that the restoring force is in the direction of the displacement.
  2. It indicates that the restoring force is in the direction opposite the displacement.
  3. It indicates that mechanical energy in the system decreases when a system undergoes oscillation.
  4. None of the above

(b)

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The splashing of a liquid resembles an oscillation. The restoring force in this scenario will be due to which of the following?

  1. Potential energy
  2. Kinetic energy
  3. Gravity
  4. Mechanical energy
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Section summary

  • An oscillation is a back and forth motion of an object between two points of deformation.
  • An oscillation may create a wave, which is a disturbance that propagates from where it was created.
  • The simplest type of oscillations and waves are related to systems that can be described by Hooke’s law:
    F = kx , size 12{F= - ital "kx"} {}

    where F size 12{F} {} is the restoring force, x size 12{x} {} is the displacement from equilibrium or deformation, and k size 12{k} {} is the force constant of the system.

  • Elastic potential energy PE el size 12{"PE" rSub { size 8{"el"} } } {} stored in the deformation of a system that can be described by Hooke’s law is given by
    PE el = ( 1 / 2 ) kx 2 size 12{ ital "PE" rSub { size 8{e1} } = \( 1/2 \) ital "kx" rSup { size 8{2} } } {} .

Conceptual questions

Describe a system in which elastic potential energy is stored.

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Problems&Exercises

Fish are hung on a spring scale to determine their mass (most fishermen feel no obligation to truthfully report the mass).

(a) What is the force constant of the spring in such a scale if it the spring stretches 8.00 cm for a 10.0 kg load?

(b) What is the mass of a fish that stretches the spring 5.50 cm?

(c) How far apart are the half-kilogram marks on the scale?

(a) 1 . 23 × 10 3 N/m size 12{1 "." "23" times "10" rSup { size 8{3} } `"N/m"} {}

(b) 6 . 88 kg size 12{6 "." "88"`"kg"} {}

(c) 4 .00 mm size 12{4 "." "00"`"mm"} {}

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It is weigh-in time for the local under-85-kg rugby team. The bathroom scale used to assess eligibility can be described by Hooke’s law and is depressed 0.75 cm by its maximum load of 120 kg. (a) What is the spring’s effective spring constant? (b) A player stands on the scales and depresses it by 0.48 cm. Is he eligible to play on this under-85 kg team?

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One type of BB gun uses a spring-driven plunger to blow the BB from its barrel. (a) Calculate the force constant of its plunger’s spring if you must compress it 0.150 m to drive the 0.0500-kg plunger to a top speed of 20.0 m/s. (b) What force must be exerted to compress the spring?

(a) 889 N/m

(b) 133 N

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(a) The springs of a pickup truck act like a single spring with a force constant of 1 . 30 × 10 5 N/m size 12{1 "." "30" times "10" rSup { size 8{5} } } {} . By how much will the truck be depressed by its maximum load of 1000 kg?

(b) If the pickup truck has four identical springs, what is the force constant of each?

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When an 80.0-kg man stands on a pogo stick, the spring is compressed 0.120 m.

(a) What is the force constant of the spring? (b) Will the spring be compressed more when he hops down the road?

(a) 6 . 53 × 10 3 N/m size 12{ {underline {6 "." "53" times "10" rSup { size 8{5} } " N/m"}} } {}

(b) Yes

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A spring has a length of 0.200 m when a 0.300-kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.750 m when a 1.95-kg mass hangs from it. (a) What is the force constant of the spring? (b) What is the unloaded length of the spring?

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