Simple Harmonic Oscillations
 

Simple Harmonic Oscillations problem 53


A mass of is suspended from a fixed point by means of a spring, as illustrated in the figure below.




The stationary mass is pulled vertically downwards through a distance of and then released. The mass is observed to perform simple harmonic motion with a period of . The mass is released at time . For the oscillations of the mass,


  • calculate the angular frequency ,


  • determine numerical equations for the variation with time of


    • the displacement in ,


    • the speed in .


 

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