Damped and Forced Oscillations, Resonance
 

Damped and Forced Oscillations, Resonance problem 11


A spring pendulum with a mass of 0.9 kg oscillates at an amplitude of 7 cm and makes 20 oscillations in 15 seconds.

  • What is the force constant of the spring?

  • What is the maximum speed of the pendulum?

  • Now we start to force this pendulum to oscillate. Is a forcing frequency of 1.0 Hz good enough to achieve resonance? If not, how would you have to change the mass to achieve resonance?


 

material editor: Gabriel Amakhabi